Battle of Paducah

Battle of Paducah
Part of the American Civil War
Date March 25, 1864 (1864-03-25) Location McCracken County, Kentucky Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States of America (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Stephen G. Hicks James Shirk	Nathan Bedford Forrest
Units involved
8th Colored Heavy Artillery 16th Kentucky Cavalry 122nd Illinois Infantry USS Peosta (1857) USS Paw Paw (1863)	Forrest's Cavalry Department
Strength
650 men 2 gunboats	3,000
Casualties and losses
90	50

The Battle of Paducah was fought on March 25, 1864, during the American Civil War. A Confederate cavalry force led by Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest moved into Tennessee and Kentucky to capture Union supplies. Tennessee had been occupied by Union troops since 1862. He launched a successful raid on Paducah, Kentucky, on the Ohio River.