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The Battle of Brice's Crossroads was fought on this day in 1864, near Baldwyn, Mississippi, during the American Civil War. Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest led a 4,787-man contingent against an 8,100-strong Federal force led by Brigadier General Samuel D. Sturgis. The battle ended in a rout of the Federal forces and cemented Forrest's reputation as one of the great cavalrymen in the war. Forrest earned the nickname "Wizard of the Saddle."
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