Forrest routs the expedition sent to keep him off Sherman's railroad
June 10, 1864, Brice's Cross Roads, Mississippi.
- Date
- June 10, 1864
- Where
- Brice's Cross Roads, Mississippi
- What happened
- Captured
- Event
- 109 of 174
Sherman's supply line ran on the Nashville and Chattanooga, open to Forrest's raids. Samuel Sturgis took 8,000 men from Memphis to keep Forrest away from it, and Forrest's 3,500 cavalry routed him near Baldwyn. Forrest captured more than 1,600 prisoners, 16 guns and wagons loaded with supplies.
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