First Battle of Murfreesboro
1862 battle of the American Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the minor 1862 battle. For the major battle in 1863, see Battle of Stones River.
The First Battle of Murfreesboro was fought on July 13, 1862, in Rutherford County, Tennessee, as part of the American Civil War. Troops under Confederate cavalry commander Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest surprised and quickly overran a Federal hospital, the camps of several small Union units, and the jail and courthouse in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. All of the Union units surrendered to Forrest, and the Confederates destroyed much of the Union's supplies and destroyed railroad track in the area. The primary consequence of the raid was the diversion of Union forces from a drive on Chattanooga.
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First Battle of Murfreesboro | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Thomas Turpin Crittenden | Nathan Bedford Forrest | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Murfreesboro Garrison | Forrest's Cavalry Brigade | ||||||
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814[1] | 1,400[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
15 killed[3][4] 86 wounded[3][4] 713 captured |
25 killed[3] 40-60 wounded[3] |
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