This article is about the minor 1862 battle. For the major battle in 1863, see Battle of Stones River.
First Battle of Murfreesboro
Part of the American Civil War
Date
July 13, 1862 (1862-07-13)
Location
Rutherford County, Tennessee
Result
Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)
CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Thomas Turpin Crittenden
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Units involved
Murfreesboro Garrison
Forrest's Cavalry Brigade
Strength
814[1]
1,400[2]
Casualties and losses
15 killed[3][4] 86 wounded[3][4] 713 captured
25 killed[3] 40-60 wounded[3]
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Confederate Heartland Offensive Kentucky Campaign
Great Locomotive Chase
Lebanon
1st Chattanooga
1st Murfreesboro
Cumberland Gap
Cincinnati
Richmond
Riggins Hill
Munfordville
Augusta
Perryville
The First Battle of Murfreesboro was fought on July 13, 1862, in Rutherford County, Tennessee, as part of the American Civil War. Troops under Confederate cavalry commander Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest surprised and quickly overran a Federal hospital, the camps of several small Union units, and the jail and courthouse in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. All of the Union units surrendered to Forrest, and the Confederates destroyed much of the Union's supplies and destroyed railroad track in the area. The primary consequence of the raid was the diversion of Union forces from a drive on Chattanooga.
^Bennett, Rankin & Lester 1913, p. 14.
^Cite error: The named reference Dyulgerova was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abcdFitzharris 2019, p. 98.
^ abBennett, Rankin & Lester 1913, p. 17.
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