165 YEARS AGO: Demoralized Federal troops begin a long retreat out of southwestern Missouri after their defeat at Wilson’s Creek.
Tag: Samuel D. Sturgis
The Battle of Wilson’s Creek
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Federals not only suffer a second major defeat within a month, but they lose an army commander as well.
Getting Into Fighting Order
165 YEARS AGO: Secessionists defeat a Federal detachment in a minor clash as both sides scramble to link with their main forces in southwestern Missouri.
The Battle of Brice’s Crossroads
Nathan Bedford Forrest scores one of his greatest victories against the Federal effort to stop his Confederates from harassing William T. Sherman’s supply lines in northern Mississippi.
Eastern Tennessee: Longstreet Wins and Foster Leaves
James Longstreet’s Confederates take control between Sevierville and Dandridge in northeastern Tennessee, while Ulysses S. Grant looks to replace the Federal commander at Knoxville.
The Sevierville Engagement
Federals and Confederates clash for two days, resulting in minor victories for both sides in the forbidding region of northeastern Tennessee.