- Battle of Hatchie's Bridge
Warbox
conflict=Battle of Hatchie's Bridge
colour_scheme=background:#ffcccc
caption=Second phase of the Iuka-Corinth Campaign
partof=American Civil War
date=October 5 1862
place=Hardeman County andMcNairy County, Tennessee
result=Tactical Union victory
combatant1= flagicon|USA|1861United States (Union)
combatant2= flagicon|CSA|1861 CSA (Confederacy)
commander1=Edward O. C. Ord , "wounded"Stephen A. Hurlbut
commander2=Earl Van Dorn Sterling Price
strength1=Department of Jackson
strength2=Army of the West
casualties1=500
casualties2=400|The Battle of Hatchie's Bridge, also known as Davis's Bridge or Matamora, was fought on
October 5 1862 , in Hardeman County andMcNairy County, Tennessee , as the final engagement of the Iuka-Corinth Campaign of theAmerican Civil War . ConfederateMajor General Earl Van Dorn 's army successfully evaded capture by theUnion Army , following his defeat at the Battle of Corinth.Van Dorn's (Confederate)
Army of Tennessee retreated fromCorinth, Mississippi , onOctober 4 1862 , but Union Maj. Gen.William S. Rosecrans did not send forces in pursuit until the morning ofOctober 5 . Maj. Gen. Edward O.C. Ord, commanding a detachment ofUlysses S. Grant 'sArmy of the Tennessee , was, pursuant to orders, advancing on Corinth to assist Rosecrans. On the night of October 4-5, he camped near Pocahontas. Between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. the next morning, his force encountered Union Maj. Gen.Stephen A. Hurlbut 's 4th Division, District of Jackson, in the Confederates’ front. Ord took command of the now-combined Union forces and pushed Van Dorn’s advanced element, Maj. Gen.Sterling Price 'sArmy of the West , back about five miles to the Hatchie River and across Davis's Bridge. After accomplishing this, Ord was wounded in the ankle and Hurlbut assumed command. While Price's men were hotly engaged with Ord's force, Van Dorn's scouts looked for and found another crossing of the Hatchie River. Van Dorn then led his army back to Holly Springs. Grant ordered Rosecrans to abandon the pursuit. Ord had forced Price to retreat, but the Confederates escaped capture or destruction. Although they should have done so, Rosecrans's army had failed to capture or destroy Van Dorn's force.Order of Battle
Union
District of Jackson - Major GeneralEdward O. C. Ord
*4th Division - Major GeneralStephen A. Hurlbut
**1st Brigade - Brigadier GeneralJames C. Veatch
**2nd Brigade- Brigadier GeneralJacob G. Lauman
**Provisional Division - ColonelRobert K. Scott Confederate
Army of the West - Major General Earl Van DornPrice's Corps - Major General Sterling Price
Other
The battlefield site, known as
Davis Bridge Battlefield , is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places .References
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/bycampgn.htm National Park Service battle description]
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