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Created page with "{{ACWbattle |name=Battle of Decatur |image= |begin=October 26, 1864 |end=October 29, 1864 |place=Morgan and Limestone Counties, Alabama |theater=Western Theater |campaign=Fra..."
{{ACWbattle
|name=Battle of Decatur
|image=
|begin=October 26, 1864
|end=October 29, 1864
|place=Morgan and Limestone Counties, [[Alabama]]
|theater=Western Theater
|campaign=Franklin-Nashville Campaign
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=Union garrison<br/>Detachments from various commands
|combatants2=Army of Tennessee
|commanders1=[[Robert S. Granger]]<br/>Brigadier General, USA
|commanders2=[[John B. Hood]]<br/>Lieutenant General, CSA
|strength1=5,000
|strength2=
|casualties1='''155'''
|casualties2='''450'''
}}
As Gen. John B. Hood began the Franklin-Nashville Campaign during the fall of 1864, his Army of Tennessee demonstrated against Decatur, Alabama, October 26-29, in an attempt to cross the Tennessee River. Union forces, under the command of Brig. Gen. Robert S. Granger for most of the battle, numbered only about 5,000 men, but successfully prevented the much larger Confederate force from crossing the river. <ref>[http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/bystate.htm NPS.gov: NPS Battle Summaries]</ref>
==References==
<small><references/></small>
{{Template:Campaignbox Franklin-Nashville}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1864}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]
|name=Battle of Decatur
|image=
|begin=October 26, 1864
|end=October 29, 1864
|place=Morgan and Limestone Counties, [[Alabama]]
|theater=Western Theater
|campaign=Franklin-Nashville Campaign
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=Union garrison<br/>Detachments from various commands
|combatants2=Army of Tennessee
|commanders1=[[Robert S. Granger]]<br/>Brigadier General, USA
|commanders2=[[John B. Hood]]<br/>Lieutenant General, CSA
|strength1=5,000
|strength2=
|casualties1='''155'''
|casualties2='''450'''
}}
As Gen. John B. Hood began the Franklin-Nashville Campaign during the fall of 1864, his Army of Tennessee demonstrated against Decatur, Alabama, October 26-29, in an attempt to cross the Tennessee River. Union forces, under the command of Brig. Gen. Robert S. Granger for most of the battle, numbered only about 5,000 men, but successfully prevented the much larger Confederate force from crossing the river. <ref>[http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/bystate.htm NPS.gov: NPS Battle Summaries]</ref>
==References==
<small><references/></small>
{{Template:Campaignbox Franklin-Nashville}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1864}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]