Battle of Iuka: Rosecrans Defeats the Confederates in Mississippi
The Battle of Iuka on September 19, 1862 should have been a trap. General Grant had positioned Rosecrans to block Confederate General Sterling Price's retreat while another Union force under Ord attacked from the north. But a freak atmospheric phenomenon — an "acoustic shadow" caused by the terrain — meant Ord's troops couldn't hear Rosecrans's guns just eight miles away, and never advanced. Price escaped. It was a Union tactical victory that accomplished half of what it should have, because physics intervened.
September 19, 1862
164 years ago
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William Rosecrans
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