Second Battle of Memphis

Second Battle of Memphis
	Part of the American Civil War
	; Attack on Irving Block Prison
Date	August 21, 1864
Location	Memphis, Tennessee35°08′41″N 90°03′14″W / 35.1446°N 90.0540°W
Result	Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States	Confederate States of America
Commanders and leaders
Cadwallader C. Washburn	Nathan Bedford Forrest
Units involved
Memphis garrison	Forrest's Cavalry Division
Strength
6,000	2,000
Casualties and losses
480	62

The Second Battle of Memphis was a battle of the American Civil War occurring on August 21, 1864, in Shelby County, Tennessee.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d National Park Service. "Memphis II", Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database. Retrieved on 6 November 2017.
^ The NPS Battle Description lists casualties of 160, but that number is inconsistent with the description text, "Forrest decided to withdraw, cutting telegraph wires, taking 500 prisoners".
^ The War of the Rebellion: A compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies "AUGUST 21, 1864.— Attack on Memphis, Tenn." Government Printing Office, Washington, 1892. pp. 468ff.