Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site This one-acre site
commemorates a battle which had one objective - make impossible
the threat of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest to
interfere with General William T. Sherman's railroad supply line
from Nashville to Chattanooga during the Atlanta campaign of the
Civil War.Forrest scored a decisive victory over General S.D.
Sturgis' Union forces when they met at Brices Cross Roads on
June 10, 1864. The Union lost three men to every Southern
casualty and General Forrest's troops managed to capture
desperately needed supplies, including guns, ammunition,
artillery, and wagons.The battle was considered a major tactical
victory for the Confederacy, but did not diminish the
effectiveness of Sherman's campaign as supplies continued to
flow. Brices Cross Roads is an excellent example of winning the
battle, but losing the war. Discover Brices Cross Roads National
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