| Second Battle of Memphis | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
 Attack on Irving Block Prison | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 Confederate States of America | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
.svg){kind=small} Cadwallader C. Washburn |
 Nathan Bedford Forrest | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Memphis garrison |
Forrest's Cavalry Division | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 6,000[1] | 2,000 [1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 480 [1][2] | 62 [1] | ||||||
The Second Battle of Memphis was a battle of the American Civil War occurring on August 21, 1864, in Shelby County, Tennessee.[3]
- ^ a b c d National Park Service. "Memphis II", Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database. Retrieved on 6 November 2017.
- ^ The NPS Battle Description lists casualties of 160, but that number is inconsistent with the description text, "Forrest decided to withdraw, cutting telegraph wires, taking 500 prisoners".
- ^ The War of the Rebellion: A compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies "AUGUST 21, 1864.— Attack on Memphis, Tenn." Government Printing Office, Washington, 1892. pp. 468ff.