Battle of Hatchie's Bridge
Iuka - Corinth II - Hatchies Bridge
The battle to Hatchies Bridge, also known as Davis 's Bridge or Matamora, took place on October 5, 1862 held in Hardeman County and McNairy County, Tennessee, and ended the Iuka - Corinth Campaign in the American Civil War. After their defeat in the second battle of Corinth the Confederate western Tennessee Army under Major General Earl Van Dorn was able to successfully evade capture by the troops of the Union.
Course
Van mandrel West Tennessee Army gave way after the defeat at Corinth, Mississippi on October 4, 1862 to the west. The next morning, instruct Major General William S. Rosecrans Union troops to pursue Van Dorn. Major General Edward O.C. Ord, commanding the 4th Division Ulysses S. Grant's West Tennessee Army was advancing on Corinth to assist Rosecrans. In the night of 4 to 5 October he camped near Pocahontas. From 7:30 clock clock and from 8:00 am the next morning his troops met on the 4th Division of the Defence Jackson County, Tennessee, already kept in touch with the Confederates with Major General Stephen A. Hurlbut. Ord took command of the combined Union forces and pushed Van mandrel rear guard, which consisted Western army of Major General Sterling Prices, five miles back to the Hatchie and Davis 's Bridge. In this case, Ord was wounded in the ankle and Hurlbut assumed command. Prices While troops fought with Ords troops searched and found Van mandrel reconnaissance another crossing of the Hatchie. Van Dorn led the army back to Holly Springs, Mississippi. Then Grant ordered Rosecrans to pursue them ruthlessly. Ord had forced to dodge, but the Confederates escaped capture or destruction of Price. Although Rosecrans ' army pursued them, it did not succeed in capturing Van mandrel troops or to eliminate them.
Order of battle
Union District of Jackson - Major General Edward OC Ord
- 4th Division - Major General Stephen A. Hurlbut 1st Brigade - Brigadier General James C. Veatch
- 2nd Brigade - Brigadier General Jacob G. Lauman
- Provisional Division - Colonel Robert K. Scott
Confederate Army of the West - Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn
Price's Corps - Major General Sterling Price