Battle of Bean's Station Facts

December 14, 1863

Key facts about the Battle of Bean's Station.

Portrait of James Longstreet.

The Battle of Bean’s Station was the last major engagement of Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet’s Knoxville Campaign. [Wikimedia Commons]

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Date

  • December 14, 1863

Location

  • Grainger County, Tennessee

Campaign

Principal Union Commanders

  • Brigadier General J.M. Shackelford

Principal Confederate Commanders

Union Forces Engaged

  • Army of the Ohio

Confederate Forces Engaged

  • Confederate Forces in East Tennessee

Number of Union Soldiers Engaged

  • Roughly 4,000

Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged

  • Unknown

Estimated Union Casualties

  • 700 (killed, wounded, missing, or captured)

Estimated Confederate Casualties

  • 900 (killed, wounded, missing, or captured)

Result

  • Confederate victory

Significance

  • The last major engagement of Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet’s Knoxville Campaign.

Timeline of the Knoxville Campaign

These are the main battles and events of the Knoxville Campaign in order.

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Citation Information

The following information is provided for citations.

  • Article Title Battle of Bean's Station Facts
  • Date December 14, 1863
  • Author
  • Keywords battle of bean's station, knoxville campaign, american civil war, james longstreet, john parke, james M. shackleford
  • Website Name American History Central
  • Access Date June 1, 2023
  • Publisher R.Squared Communications, LLC
  • Original Published Date
  • Date of Last Update May 25, 2022

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