Second Battle of Memphis
| Second Battle of Memphis | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Attack on Irving Block Prison | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Confederate States of America | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Cadwallader C. Washburn | Nathan Bedford Forrest | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Memphis garrison | Forrest's Cavalry Division | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 6,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 480 | 62 | ||||||
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The Second Battle of Memphis was a battle of the American Civil War occurring on August 21, 1864, in Shelby County, Tennessee.