Battle of Tupelo

When

14 Jul 1864 – 15 Jul 1864

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

34.26° N, 88.74° W

Description

1864 battle of the American Civil War

1864 battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Tupelo, also known as the Battle of Harrisburg, was a battle of the American Civil War fought July 14–15, 1864, near Tupelo, Mississippi. Union troops were sent from Memphis, Tennessee into Mississippi to pursue Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest's Cavalry Corps, which had defeated a larger Union force at the Battle of Brice's Cross Roads the month prior.

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