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Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers

The Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers ran from February 6, 1862 to June 10, 1862, a span of 125 days across TN, MS. Its 4 principal battles account for 15,418 Union and 25,845 Confederate casualties in the surviving records, with the balance of decisive actions falling to the Union.

At a glance

The campaign in figures

Principal battles
4
Duration
125 days
States
TN, MS
Union casualties
15,418
Confederate casualties
25,845
Order of events

Principal battles, in sequence

DateEngagementStateResultCasualties
Feb 6, 1862Fort HenryGrade BTNUnion victory119 total
Feb 11, 1862Fort DonelsonGrade ATNUnion victory17,398 total
Apr 6, 1862ShilohGrade ATNUnion victory23,746 total
Apr 29, 1862CorinthGrade BMSUnion victory, although the raid ultimately failed.Unknown
Beyond the principal battles

Recorded engagements in the campaign area

DateEngagementStateCasualties
Apr 6, 1862Battle of Pittsburg Landing or ShilohTN1754 killed, 8408 wounded, 2885 missing/captured
Feb 12, 1862Investment, Battles and Capture, Fort DonelsonTN500 killed, 2108 wounded, 224 missing/captured
May 17, 1862Action, Russell's House near CorinthMS10 killed, 31 wounded
Apr 4, 1862Action near Pittsburg LandingTN8 wounded, 10 missing/captured
Mar 1, 1862Skirmish, Pittsburg LandingTN5 killed, 5 wounded, 4 missing/captured
Mar 11, 1862Action, ParisTN5 killed, 5 wounded
Mar 31, 1862Skirmish, Purdy Road, near AdamsvilleTN3 missing/captured
Feb 13, 1862Skirmish, Fort HeimanKY-
Mar 16, 1862Skirmish, Pittsburg LandingTN-
Mar 31, 1862Expedition to ParisTN-
Apr 1, 1862Expedition from Pittsburg Landing to Eastport, Miss.,, and Chickasaw, Ala.TN-
Apr 3, 1862Reconnaissance from Savannah to Eastport, Miss.,, and Chickasaw, Ala.TN-
Apr 10, 1862Action, ParisTN-
Apr 11, 1862Skirmish near ShilohAL-
Apr 12, 1862Expedition from Pittsburg Landing to Chickasaw and Bear Creek, Ala.TN-
Apr 13, 1862Reconnaissance on Corinth and Purdy RoadsMS-
Apr 15, 1862Skirmish, Pea RidgeTN-
Apr 24, 1862Action, Lick CreekTN-
Apr 27, 1862Skirmish, Pea RidgeTN-
Apr 28, 1862Skirmishes, PurdyTN-

26 further recorded engagements fall within this campaign’s dates and ground. The complete geographic record is held on the state pages: TN, MS, KY, AL.

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