Confederates rout outnumbered Federals at Battle of Brice’s Crossroads 150 years ago this hour (June 10 1864)


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(Friday, June 10, 1864, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. local time; during the American Civil War) — The Battle of Brice’s Crossroads, fought in Mississippi today, ended in a rout of Union forces and cemented Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest’s reputation as one of the great cavalrymen.