Wheeler's October 1863 Raid

BelligerentsUnited States (Union)CSA (Confederacy)Commanders and leadersRobert Byington Mitchell
George Crook Joseph WheelerStrength Elements of 2 cavalry divisions 2½ cavalry divisionsCasualties and losses 533+ men,
1,000 mules,
500 wagons 698+ men,
6 cannons

Wheeler's October 1863 Raid (October 1–9, 1863) was a large cavalry raid in southeastern Tennessee during the American Civil War. Maj. Gen.Joseph Wheeler's Confederate cavalry scored a great initial success, but subsequently was roughed up by Union cavalry during its withdrawal south of the Tennessee River.