Tennessee Memphis Colored Troops Light Artillery (Union)
31/10/1863
Organized - Tennessee Memphis Colored Troops Light Artillery - Tennessee
11/03/1864
Mustered Out - Tennessee Memphis Colored Troops Light Artillery - Tennessee
12/04/1864
Battle - Fort Pillow - Lauderdale County, Tennessee
On April 12, 1864, Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and approximately 1,500 Confederate soldiers attacked Fort Pillow. The Union garrison, commanded by Major Lionel F. Booth, was manned by approximately 550 soldiers; almost half were African-American troops. Major Booth was killed early in the day and Major William F. Bradford took command. The Confederate Army was able to gain a commanding position on the field of battle. General Forrest asked for surrender, which Major Bradford refused. The Con…READ MORE
10/06/1864
Battle - Brice's Crossroads - Baldwyn, Mississippi
In late May 1864, Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest set out from Mississippi with his cavalry corps to enter Tennessee and destroy the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, which was carrying men and supplies from Nashville to support Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's campaign against Atlanta. Sherman, who suspected the Confederate cavalry leader would cause havoc behind his lines, ordered Brig. Gen. Samuel Sturgis to move from Memphis to counter Forrest and to control northern Mississippi. Sturgis's first ob…READ MORE
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