Battle of Rogersville facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Battle of Rogersville
Part of the American Civil War
Date November 6, 1863 Location Rogersville, Tennessee Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
USA (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Israel Garrard Major Daniel Carpenter	Brigadier General William E. Jones
Units involved
3rd Brigade, 4th Cavalry Division	Jones' Brigade 2nd Cavalry Brigade 8th Virginia Cavalry
Casualties and losses
655	Unknown killed/injured

The Battle of Rogersville was a conflict in and around the town of Rogersville, Tennessee, on the morning of November 6, 1863, between the United States Army 3rd Brigade, 4th Cavalry Division and the Confederate States Army Jones' Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Brigade and the 8th Virginia Cavalry. Because Federal forces were caught largely by surprise, the Confederates, under Brigadier General William E. Jones, were able to recapture Rogersville along with significant supplies from the town's railroad storehouses.

Union casualties

Union casualties are reported in the following table. A note asserted that wounded soldiers were probably reported as captured. Another source stated that Battery M lost 4 men killed and 35 captured. All its guns were spiked and abandoned but 86 men, 50 horses, and some equipment avoided capture.