Battle of Bean's Station Facts

Date

• December 14, 1863

Location

• Grainger County, Tennessee

Campaign

• Knoxville Campaign

Principal Union Commanders

• Brigadier General J.M. Shackelford

Principal Confederate Commanders

• Lieutenant General James Longstreet

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.

• November 4–December 4, 1863 — Siege of Knoxville
• November 16, 1863 — Battle of Campbell’s Station
• November 29, 1863 — Battle of Fort Sanders
• December 14, 1863 — Battle of Bean’s Station