July 14, 1864

The Skirmish at Brownsville ended after Colonel Oliver Wood followed Brigadier General Joseph O. Shelby’s Confederate command fifteen miles southeast of Brownsville to Snake Island. At that point, the Confederates divided into smaller forces and separated, whereupon Wood decided to halt. Union forces captured five guns, and one Union vedette (mounted sentinel) lost his horse, saddle, and bridle.

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