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| conflict = Battle of Collierville
|conflict = Battle of Collierville
|partof = the [[Western Theater of the American Civil War|Western Theater]] of the<br>[[American Civil War]]
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|image = Collierville Battlefield Tennessee.jpg
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| partof = the [[American Civil War]]
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|alt = Map of Collierville Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program
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| date = {{Start date|1863|11|3}}
|caption = Collierville Battlefield
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| place = [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby County]], [[Tennessee]]
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|date = {{Start date and age|1863|11|03|p=1}}
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|coordinates = {{Coord|35.044|-89.6645|type:event_region:US-TN|display=inline,title}}
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|place = [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby County]], [[Tennessee]]
| result = United States victory
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|coordinates = {{Coord|35.044|-89.6645|type:event_region:US-TN|display=inline,title}}
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| combatant1 = {{flagicon|USA|1863}} [[United States]]
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|result = [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] victory
| combatant2 = {{flagicon|CSA|1863}} [[Confederate States of America|Confederate States]]
| commander1 = {{flagicon|USA|1863}} [[Edward Hatch]]
|combatant1 = {{flag|United States|1863}} ([[Union (American Civil War)|Union]])
|combatant2 = {{flag|Confederate States|1863}}
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| commander2 = {{flagicon|CSA|1863}} [[James Ronald Chalmers|James Chalmers]]
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|commander1 = {{flagicon|United States|1863}} Col. [[Edward Hatch]]
| strength1 = 850
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|commander2 = {{flagicon|CSA|army}} Brig. Gen. [[James Ronald Chalmers|James R. Chalmers]]
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| strength2 = 2,500
|units1 = Third Cavalry Brigade
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| casualties1 = 60
|units2 = Chalmers cavalry division
| casualties2 = 95
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|campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Operations on the Memphis & Charleston Railroad}} {{Campaignbox American Civil War}}
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|casualties1 = 60
|casualties2 = 6 dead and 89 wounded or missing
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|map_label = Collierville
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|map_caption = Location of Collierville in Tennessee
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The '''Battle of Collierville''' (November 3, 1863), also known as the '''Second Battle of Collierville''', was a battle in the [[Western Theater of the American Civil War]].


The '''Second Battle of Collierville''' (November 3, 1863), also known as the '''Action at Collierville''', was fought during the [[American Civil War]] between the [[United States]] ([[Union (American Civil War)|Union]]) and [[Confederate States of America|Confederate States]]. The fighting occurred during a demonstration on [[Collierville, Tennessee|Collierville]], [[Tennessee]], by [[Brigadier general|Brigadier-General]] [[James Ronald Chalmers|James R. Chalmers]], [[Confederate States Army]].
==Background==
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Four minor battles occurred in 1863 at [[Collierville, Tennessee|Collierville]], during a three-month period. The two largest battles occurred on October 11 and November 3, 1863. The [[First Battle of Collierville|battle on October 11]] was the largest land battle fought in Shelby County, Tennessee.


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Four minor battles occurred in 1863 in Shelby County during a three-month period. The two largest battles occurred on October 11 and November 3, 1863. The [[First Battle of Collierville|battle on October 11]] was the largest land battle fought in the county.
==Battle==
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[[File:Collierville_Battlefield_Tennessee.jpg|308px|thumb|right|Map of Collierville Battlefield core and study areas by the [[American Battlefield Protection Program]].]]
The battle on November 3 was intended to be a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] cavalry raid to break up the [[Memphis and Charleston Railroad]] behind [[William T. Sherman|Sherman]]'s Fifteenth Army Corps, then in the process of marching to the relief of [[Chattanooga]]. But, when Confederate Brig. Gen. [[James Ronald Chalmers|James Chalmers]], leading a cavalry division riding up from Mississippi, learned that only one Union regiment was left to defend Collierville, he decided to attack. Chalmers supposed Union Colonel [[Edward Hatch]] possessed fewer men stationed at Collierville and at [[Germantown, Tennessee|Germantown]], {{cvt|5|mi|km|0}} to the west, than he actually did. Hatch's scouts warned him of Chalmers's approach from the south, so he ordered Collierville's defenders to be prepared and rode from Germantown with cavalry reinforcements.


==Notes==
General Chalmers, as he had done only three weeks earlier, attacked from the south with McCulloch's and Slemon's brigades. The Union garrison was defended by eight companies of the [[7th Illinois Cavalry Regiment]] and two howitzers. Colonel Hatch quickly arrived with the [[6th Illinois Cavalry Regiment|6th Illinois Cavalry]] and [[2nd Iowa Cavalry Regiment]]s. The Confederates launched an attack with only part of Slemon's brigade, believing faulty intelligence that it was lightly defended. The Union 2nd Iowa Cavalry opened fire with their [[Colt's New Model Revolving rifle]]s and repulsed the attack. Surprised by the unexpected appearance of the enemy on his flanks, Chalmers concluded that he was outnumbered, called off the battle, and, to ward off Union pursuit, withdrew back to Mississippi. Chalmers reported the loss of 6 killed, 63 wounded, 26 prisoners, including Colonel [[James Z. George]], commanding the 5th Mississippi Cavalry. Hatch reported the loss of approximately 60 casualties. The Memphis and Charleston Railroad remained open to [[Tuscumbia, Alabama]], for Union troop movements.
{{NPS|title=Collierville|url=https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=tn022|accessdate=2022-09-12}}


==See also==
==Further reading==
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*[[First Battle of Collierville]]
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*[[Western Theater of the American Civil War]]

==References==
*Rowland, Dunbar & Howell, H. Grady, Jr., "Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898", Chickasaw Bayou Press, 2003, Library of Congress Number 2002117732
*Rowland, Dunbar & Howell, H. Grady, Jr., "Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898", Chickasaw Bayou Press, 2003, Library of Congress Number 2002117732

== Further reading ==
*{{cite book |last=Smith |first=Timothy B. |year=2012 |title=James Z. George: Mississippi's Great Commoner |location=Jackson |publisher=University of Mississippi Press |isbn=978-1-61703-231-8}}
*{{cite book |last=Smith |first=Timothy B. |year=2012 |title=James Z. George: Mississippi's Great Commoner |location=Jackson |publisher=University of Mississippi Press |isbn=978-1-61703-231-8}}


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== External links ==
{{Tennessee in the Civil War}}
*[http://www.nps.gov/abpp/battles/tn022.htm Second Collierville Battle Summary] at the [[American Battlefield Protection Program]]

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Latest revision as of 18:58, 6 October 2024

This article is about the battle in November 1863. For the battle in October 1863, see First Battle of Collierville.

Battle of Collierville
Part of the Western Theater of the
American Civil War
Map of Collierville Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program
Collierville Battlefield
DateNovember 3, 1863 (161 years ago) (1863-11-03)
Location
Shelby County, Tennessee
35°02′38″N 89°39′52″W / 35.044°N 89.6645°W / 35.044; -89.6645
Result Union victory
Belligerents
 United States (Union)  Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
United States Col. Edward Hatch Confederate States of America Brig. Gen. James R. Chalmers
Units involved
Third Cavalry Brigade Chalmers cavalry division
Strength
850 2,500
Casualties and losses
60 6 dead and 89 wounded or missing
Collierville is located in Tennessee
Collierville
Collierville
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Location of Collierville in Tennessee

The Second Battle of Collierville (November 3, 1863), also known as the Action at Collierville, was fought during the American Civil War between the United States (Union) and Confederate States. The fighting occurred during a demonstration on Collierville, Tennessee, by Brigadier-General James R. Chalmers, Confederate States Army.

Four minor battles occurred in 1863 in Shelby County during a three-month period. The two largest battles occurred on October 11 and November 3, 1863. The battle on October 11 was the largest land battle fought in the county.

Notes

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from Collierville. National Park Service. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

Further reading

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  • Rowland, Dunbar & Howell, H. Grady, Jr., "Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898", Chickasaw Bayou Press, 2003, Library of Congress Number 2002117732
  • Smith, Timothy B. (2012). James Z. George: Mississippi's Great Commoner. Jackson: University of Mississippi Press. ISBN 978-1-61703-231-8.
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