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    The Second Battle of Memphis was a battle of the American Civil War occurring on August 21, 1864, in Shelby County, Tennessee. At 4:00 a.m. on August 21...
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    The First Battle of Memphis was a naval battle fought on the Mississippi River immediately north of the city of Memphis, Tennessee on June 6, 1862, during...
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  • Battle of Memphis may refer to two engagements during the American Civil War near Memphis, Tennessee: First Battle of Memphis, a naval battle on the Mississippi...
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  • 100miles Memphis UAB    The Battle for the Bones is a sports rivalry between the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers and the University of Memphis Tigers...
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    known in the North as Battle of Antietam and Second Battle of Bull Run were referred to as the Battle of Sharpsburg and the Battle of Manassas, respectively...
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    With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-most populous city in Tennessee after Nashville. Memphis is the fifth-most...
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    The Second Battle of Corinth (which, in the context of the American Civil War, is usually referred to as the Battle of Corinth, to differentiate it from...
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    Nathan Bedford Forrest (category Businesspeople from Memphis, Tennessee)
    Battle of Memphis)[citation needed] and another on a major U.S. Army supply depot at Johnsonville, Tennessee. On November 4, 1864, during the Battle of...
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    Memphis (Arabic: مَنْف, romanized: Manf, pronounced [mænf]; Bohairic Coptic: ⲙⲉⲙϥⲓ; Greek: Μέμφις), or Men-nefer, was the ancient capital of Inebu-hedj...
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    Cadwallader C. Washburn (category Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin)
    State University Press, 1963, ISBN 0-8071-0834-0, p. 294, 296 Battle Summary: Memphis, TN Paynter 2002, p. 11. Paynter 2002, p. 4. "On This Day in Wisconsin...
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  • Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also List of Napoleonic Battles Battles of the...
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  • 137th Illinois Infantry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union army from Illinois)
    until September. On August 21, the regiment was involved in the Second Battle of Memphis repelling General Nathan Bedford Forrest's attack. The regiment...
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    Tennessee in the American Civil War (category Military history of the Confederate States of America)
    Lexington Liberty Gap First Battle of Memphis Second Battle of Memphis Morristown Mossy Creek First Battle of Murfreesboro Third Battle of Murfreesboro Nashville...
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    part of the Confederate States of America. A Federal expedition from Memphis, Tennessee, of 4,800 infantry and 3,300 cavalry, under the command of Brigadier-General...
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  • Connick Jr. (in his film debut). Memphis Belle is a fictional version of the 1944 documentary Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress by director William...
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  • 61st United States Colored Infantry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union army from Tennessee)
    near Memphis and surprised and overrun by Forrest's troops at the Second Battle of Memphis on August 21, 1864, losing three men killed, eight wounded, and...
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  • 39th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union army from Wisconsin)
    Union commanders stationed there in what is referred to as the Second Battle of Memphis. The regiment was mustered out on September 22, 1864. The 39th...
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    Census, 1850 Reyburn, Phil (2024-02-10). "Capt. Castle and the Second Battle of Memphis". Herald-Whig. Retrieved 2024-10-26. United States Census, 1860...
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    Forrest's Cavalry Corps (category Corps of the Confederate States Army)
    three directions at Battle of Okolona on February 22. This was a minor victory but it was good practice for more raids out of Memphis by Union cavalry....
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    largest city. It is part of the Memphis metropolitan area, and is located directly across the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tennessee. Native Americans...
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  • The Memphis Redbirds are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. They are located...
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  • 41st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (category Units and formations of the Union army from Wisconsin)
    during the American Civil War. It was among scores of regiments that were raised in the summer of 1864 as Hundred Days Men, an effort to augment existing...
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    Mike Norvell (category Memphis Tigers football coaches)
    coach at Memphis, and has coached for Arizona State, Pittsburgh, Tulsa, and Central Arkansas. He played wide receiver at the University of Central Arkansas...
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    professionally as Memphis Slim, was an American blues pianist, singer, and composer. He led a series of bands that, reflecting the popular appeal of jump blues...
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  • Memphis from Nashville. June 6: First Battle of Memphis takes place on Mississippi River near town; Union forces take Memphis. 1864 August 21: Second...
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  • Edward E. Merritt (category Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly)
    supply lines. While there, Memphis came under attack in a raid by Confederate cavalry in what's known as the Second Battle of Memphis. The 40th responded to...
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    Memphis is a city and the county seat of Hall County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,290. Memphis, Texas, the county...
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  • known as "Blackhaven", is a predominantly African-American community in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It was first organized in the late 19th century...
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  • The 2024–25 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Memphis in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers...
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    The Memphis Mad Dogs were a Canadian football team that played the 1995 season in the Canadian Football League. The Mad Dogs were part of a failed attempt...
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