The Battle of Farmington, Mississippi was fought on May 9, 1862 in Farmington, Mississippi during the Siege of Corinth.[1] General Braxton Bragg of the Confederate States Army (CSA) had 25,000 men. The Union Army had 12,000 troops on hand. The CSA had 9 casualties. The Union Army had 16 killed and 148 wounded.[2]
The 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment was ordered to draw the enemy out as to count their numbers and they withdrew to a swamp north of town. Wisconsin 8th reported 5 killed, 14 severely wounded, and 19 slightly wounded. Old Abe the Screaming Eagle accompanied the Wisconsin 8th Infantry.
There had been a previous battle at Farmington 6 days before, on May 3, 1862.[2]
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- ↑ Laurier B. McDonald. 14 Letters to a Friend, the Story of the Wartime Ordeal of Capt. De Witt Clinton Fort, C.S.A.. Laurier B. McDonald. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-60530-979-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=ReJ6wx_QTAIC&pg=PA37. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Union Army: Cyclopedia of battles. Federal Publishing Company. 1908. p. 392. http://books.google.com/books?id=0HkVAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA392. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
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