Battle of Decatur
| Battle of Decatur | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States (Union) | Confederate States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Robert S. Granger | John B. Hood | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,000–5,000 | 39,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 155 (19 KIA, 114 WIA, 22 MIA/POW) | 450 (54 KIA, 210 WIA, 125 Captured) | ||||||
The Battle of Decatur was a demonstration conducted from October 26 to October 29, 1864, as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. Union forces of 3–5,000 men under Brigadier-General Robert S. Granger prevented the 39,000 men of the Confederate Army of Tennessee under General John B. Hood from crossing the Tennessee River at Decatur, Alabama.