What the records say
- When
- 26 Oct 1864 – 29 Oct 1864
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 34.61° N, 86.99° W
- Description
- 1864 battle of the American Civil War
Battle of Decatur
1864 battle of the American Civil War
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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