Battle of Tupelo

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The Battle of Tupelo was an American Civil War engagement in July 1864 in northern Mississippi, where Union forces successfully repelled Confederate attempts to disrupt General William T. Sherman’s supply lines.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Tupelo canonical 5
Tupelo Campaign 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Harrisburg ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
category Battles of the American Civil War in Mississippi ⓘ
commanderConfederate Nathan Bedford Forrest ⓘ
Stephen D. Lee ⓘ
commanderUnion Andrew J. Smith ⓘ
Benjamin Grierson ⓘ
ConfederateCasualtiesKilledAndWounded approximately 1,300 ⓘ
ConfederateCasualtiesTotal approximately 1,300–1,400 ⓘ
ConfederateForceStrength approximately 10,000 soldiers ⓘ
ConfederateTactics frontal assaults against fortified Union line ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date July 14–15, 1864 ⓘ
endDate July 15, 1864 ⓘ
followedBy subsequent Union operations in northern Mississippi ⓘ
hasParticipant Confederate Army of Tennessee ⓘ
linked to: Army of Tennessee

Confederate cavalry under Nathan Bedford Forrest ⓘ
linked to: Confederate cavalry

Union Army of the United States ⓘ
linked to: Union Army
historicalSignificance checked Nathan Bedford Forrest’s ability to raid Union supply lines ⓘ
helped ensure logistical support for Sherman’s advance on Atlanta ⓘ
month July ⓘ
notableFeature intense summer heat affecting both armies ⓘ
limited Confederate cavalry effectiveness compared to earlier campaigns ⓘ
partOf Atlanta campaign ⓘ
linked to: Atlanta Campaign

Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
place Lee County, Mississippi ⓘ
Tupelo, Mississippi ⓘ
northern Mississippi ⓘ
precededBy Brice’s Cross Roads campaign ⓘ
primaryConfederateObjective disrupt William T. Sherman’s supply lines ⓘ
threaten Union supply base at Memphis ⓘ
primaryUnionObjective protect William T. Sherman’s supply lines ⓘ
relatedCampaign Sherman’s Atlanta campaign ⓘ
linked to: Atlanta Campaign
result Union victory ⓘ
startDate July 14, 1864 ⓘ
state Mississippi ⓘ
strategicOutcome Sherman’s supply lines secured ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Confederate attacks repulsed ⓘ
theater Western Theater ⓘ
UnionCasualtiesKilledAndWounded approximately 650 ⓘ
UnionCasualtiesTotal approximately 650–700 ⓘ
UnionForceStrength approximately 14,000 soldiers ⓘ
UnionTactics defensive position with strong artillery support ⓘ
year 1864 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tupelo, Mississippi → siteOf → Battle of Tupelo ⓘ
Harrisburg Campaign (American Civil War) → alsoKnownAs → Tupelo Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tupelo
Tupelo National Battlefield → commemorates → Battle of Tupelo ⓘ
Forrest's Cavalry Corps → engagement → Battle of Tupelo ⓘ
Battle of Brice's Crossroads → followedBy → Battle of Tupelo ⓘ