Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site

Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site is one of nearly 100 sites and battlefields related to the American Civil War.

This one-acre site commemorates a battle which had one objective: make impossible the threat of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest to interfere with General William T. Sherman's railroad supply line from Nashville to Chattanooga during the Atlanta campaign of the Civil War. Forrest scored a decisive victory over General S.D. Sturgis' Union forces when they met at Brices Cross Roads on June 10, 1864.

The Union lost three men to every Southern casualty and General Forrest's troops managed to capture desperately needed supplies, including guns, ammunition, artillery, and wagons. The battle was considered a major tactical victory for the Confederacy, but did not diminish the effectiveness of Sherman's campaign as supplies continued to flow. Brices Cross Roads is an excellent example of winning the battle, but losing the war.