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ASSAULT ON PADUCAH

The Assault on Paducah, Kentucky was the first disaster encountered by the Confederate leader Forrest during his great raid through Kentucky, Tennessee and northern Mississippi in 1864 during the American Civil War. Forrest had 5000 men, while Hicks lay fortified in Paducah with 800 National troops. On March the 25th Forrest demanded a surrender. Hicks refused peremptorily. Forrest then charged the earthworks again and again, but with signal failures each time. He was obliged to retreat, having suffered severe losses.
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