Battle of Paducah
| Battle of Paducah | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States of America (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Stephen G. Hicks James Shirk | Nathan Bedford Forrest | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Forrest's Cavalry Department | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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650 men 2 gunboats | 3,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 90 | 50 | ||||||
The Battle of Paducah was fought on March 25, 1864, during the American Civil War. A Confederate cavalry force led by Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest moved into Tennessee and Kentucky to capture Union supplies. Tennessee had been occupied by Union troops since 1862. He launched a successful raid on Paducah, Kentucky, on the Ohio River.