Forrest's Raid

At Clifton, 8 miles north, Forrest crossed the river with 1800 cavalrymen and 4 guns on a 200-mile raid into Tennessee. Recrossing there Jan. 1, 1863, he had torn up 3 trunk railroads, taken more Federal prisoners than he had soldiers, taken or destroyed 10 guns and military stores worth millions, immobilized more than ten times his strength in Federal troops, and delayed Grant's Vicksburg campaign for 6 months.

Tennessee · United States