Battle of Rogersville
Battle of the American Civil War
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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.
| Battle of Rogersville | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 USA (Union) |
 CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
Union casualties
Union casualties are reported in the following table. A note asserted that wounded soldiers were probably reported as captured.[1] 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.[2]
| Unit | Officers killed | Enlisted killed | Officers wounded | Enlisted wounded | Officers captured | Enlisted captured | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Ohio Cavalry Regiment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7th Ohio Cavalry Regiment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 118 | 121 |
| 2nd Regiment Tennessee Mounted Infantry | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 474 | 500 |
| Battery M, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| Totals | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 626 | 655 |
