Battle of Sacramento
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The Battle of Sacramento was an engagement of the American Civil War that took place in Sacramento, Kentucky on December 28, 1861. Confederate cavalry under Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Bedford Forrest, numbering between 200 and 300, attacked, encircled and defeated a Union force of 500 under Major Eli H. Murray which had been watering south of the town after moving across the bank of the Green River. Though exact casualty information is disputed, with differing accounts from each side, several eyewitnesses attested to the personal courage of Forrest, and the Confederate commander was praised by his superiors for his bravery.
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1861 Battle of Sacramento
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 1861 | Battle of Sacramento | battle | Wikidata |