On February 21, 1864, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Nathan B. Forrest fought at Ellis Bridge in actions remembered as helping liberate West Point and resulting in victory against a vastly superior Federal army. Those engaged included Forrest's Cavalry Corps, Forrest's Escort Company under Lt. Thomas S. Tate, and Brig. Gen. Chalmers' Division. Chalmers' 2nd Brigade, commanded by Col. Robert McCullouch, included the 2nd Missouri Regiment, Willis's Texas Battalion, Faulkner's Kentucky Regiment, Keizer's Tennessee Battalion, Chalmers's Battalion, and the 2nd Arkansas Regiment. The 4th Brigade, commanded by Col. Jeffery E. Forrest, included the 5th Mississippi Regiment, 3rd Mississippi Regiment, McDonald's Battalion, McQuirk's Regiment, Duff's Mississippi Battalion, and the 7th Tennessee Regiment. The artillery included Morton's Battery and Hoole's Battery.