Union Lt. Col. Edward Bloodgood held Brentwood, a station on the Nashville & Decatur Railroad, with 400 men on the morning of March 25, 1863, when Confederate Brig.

A messenger from the stockade informed Bloodgood that Forrest's men were about to attack and had destroyed the railroad tracks.

Bloodgood sought to notify his superiors and discovered that the telegraph lines were cut.

Within a half-hour, Forrest had artillery in place to shell Bloodgood's position and had surrounded the Federals with a large force.

Forrest and his men caused considerable damage during this expedition and Brentwood, Tennessee, on the railroad, was a significant loss to the Federals.