battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Egypt Station
Battle of Egypt Station was a battle fought on 28 December 1864 in what is now Mississippi, United States. The recorded result: Union victory. Recorded strength: 3,500 against 1,200–2,000, 4 guns.
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Record
| Date | 28 December 1864 | |
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| Place | Mississippi, United States 33.898N, 88.730W | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 3,500 | 1,200–2,000, 4 guns |
| Casualties and losses | 128 | Over 500 captured |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Okolona 1864, 12 km N
- Battle of Tupelo 1864, 40 km N
- Battle of Brice's Cross Roads 1864, 68 km N
- Battle of Coffeeville 1862, 86 km W
- Battle of Booneville 1862, 86 km N
Elsewhere in 1864
- Battle of Cold Harbor United States
- Battle of the Wilderness United States
- Battle of Spotsylvania Court House United States
- Siege of Petersburg United States
- Battle of Dybbøl Denmark
The National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program maps this as the Okolona battlefield (site MS013): a study area of 55,381 acres, with a core area of 3,362 acres where the fighting was concentrated; 45,361 acres retain enough integrity to be potentially eligible for the National Register.
Battle of Egypt Station is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (20 in Mississippi).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q104864641, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Egypt Station, revision 1370439753, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Battlefield boundary and area from the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (public domain). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.