First Battle of Murfreesboro

First Battle of Murfreesboro
Part of the American Civil War
Date July 13, 1862 (1862-07-13) Location Rutherford County, Tennessee Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Thomas Turpin Crittenden	Nathan Bedford Forrest
Units involved
Murfreesboro Garrison	Forrest's Cavalry Brigade
Strength
814[1]	1,400[2]
Casualties and losses
15 killed[3][4] 86 wounded[3][4] 713 captured	25 killed[3] 40-60 wounded[3]

The First Battle of Murfreesboro was fought on July 13, 1862, in Rutherford County, Tennessee, as part of the American Civil War. Troops under Confederate cavalry commander Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest surprised and quickly overran a Federal hospital, the camps of several small Union units, and the jail and courthouse in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. All of the Union units surrendered to Forrest, and the Confederates destroyed much of the Union's supplies and destroyed railroad track in the area. The primary consequence of the raid was the diversion of Union forces from a drive on Chattanooga.