Battle of Day's Gap
| Battle of Day's Gap | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War (Streight's Raid) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Abel Streight | Nathan Bedford Forrest | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,500 | 600 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 23 | 65 | ||||||
The Battle of Day's Gap, fought on April 30, 1863, was the first in a series of American Civil War skirmishes in Cullman County, Alabama, that lasted until May 2, known as Streight's Raid. Commanding the Union forces was Col. Abel Streight; Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest led the Confederate forces.