Battle of Brown's Ferry

Battle of Brown's Ferry
	Part of the American Civil War
	; Wauhatchie battlefield with location of Brown's Ferry in top right
Date	October 27, 1863
Location	Hamilton County, Tennessee
Result	Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
William F. Smith	Evander M. Law; William C. Oates
Strength
1st Brigade 3rd Division, IV Corps; 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XIV Corps; Engineer Brigade, Dept. of the Cumberland	Law's Brigade, Longstreet's Corps
Casualties and losses
38 (7 KIA, 28 WIA, 3 MIA/POW)	21 (5 KIA, 12 WIA, 4 MIA/POW)

The Battle of Brown's Ferry was an engagement of the American Civil War which took place on October 27, 1863 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. During the battle, two Union brigades drove Confederate sharpshooters from the Tennessee River, which allowed supplies to start arriving to the Union army at Chattanooga. Although a minor engagement, the battle proved to have significant results in paving the way for the Union victory at Chattanooga a month later.

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