Battle of Camp Davies
American Civil War on November 22, 1863 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Camp Davies was a skirmish during the American Civil War on November 22, 1863, near a Union Army camp about six miles south of Corinth, Mississippi. A 70-man detachment of the 1st Regiment Alabama Cavalry (Union), commanded by Major Francis L. Cramer, drove off a 150-man Confederate force of the 16th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry State Troops (sometimes referred to as 1st Battalion or simply as Ham's Battalion of Cavalry), commanded by Major Thomas W. Ham, and killed at least 4 Confederate soldiers, while suffering two severely wounded troopers. This action is the only engagement recorded as occurring at or near Camp Davies in major sources on American Civil War battles. Other similar engagements in the vicinity of Corinth in 1863 may have occurred near Camp Davies.
Battle of Camp Davies | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Francis L. Cramer | Thomas W. Ham | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
1st Regiment Alabama Cavalry (Union) | 16th Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry State Troops | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
70 | 150 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2 wounded | 4 known KIA |