Battle of Brown's Ferry
| Battle of Brown's Ferry | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Wauhatchie battlefield with location of Brown's Ferry in top right | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| William F. Smith |
Evander M. Law William C. Oates | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1st Brigade 3rd Division, IV Corps 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XIV Corps Engineer Brigade, Dept. of the Cumberland | Law's Brigade, Longstreet's Corps | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 38 (7 KIA, 28 WIA, 3 MIA/POW) | 21 (5 KIA, 12 WIA, 4 MIA/POW) | ||||||
The Battle of Brown's Ferry was an engagement of the American Civil War which took place on October 27, 1863, in Hamilton County, Tennessee. During the battle, two Union brigades drove Confederate sharpshooters from the Tennessee River, which allowed supplies to start arriving to the Union army at Chattanooga via the "Cracker Line". Although a minor engagement, the battle proved to have significant results in paving the way for the Union victory at Chattanooga a month later.