Battle of Decatur
1864 battle of the American Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Civil War battle in Decatur, Georgia, see Battle of Atlanta.
The Battle of Decatur was a demonstration conducted from October 26 to October 29, 1864, as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. Union forces of 3–5,000 men under Brigadier-General Robert S. Granger prevented the 39,000 men of the Confederate Army of Tennessee under General John B. Hood from crossing the Tennessee River at Decatur, Alabama.
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Battle of Decatur | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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United States (Union) | Confederate States | ||||||
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Robert S. Granger | John B. Hood | ||||||
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3,000–5,000[1][note 1] | 39,000[2] | ||||||
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155 (19 KIA, 114 WIA, 22 MIA/POW)[3] | 450 (54 KIA, 210 WIA, 125 Captured) | ||||||
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