Editing Collierville, Tennessee (section)

==History==
The second oldest town in Shelby County, Collierville was laid out in 1836 and [[Namesake|named after]] 19th century businessman Jesse R. Collier, who bought land and advertised it as "The Town of Collier". The original town was [[charter]]ed in 1850 during the Richard Ramsey mayoral administration.<ref name=Hist>{{cite web |url=http://www.colliervillechamber.com/history-of-our-town.html |title=The History of Collierville |website=Collierville Chamber of Commerce |accessdate=September 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710181553/http://www.colliervillechamber.com/history-of-our-town.html |archive-date=July 10, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===American Civil War===
{{Main|First Battle of Collierville}}
Two significant battles were fought at Collierville during the American Civil War. The first came on October 11, 1863, when [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Brigadier-General [[James Ronald Chalmers|James Chalmers]]'s division of 3,000 cavalrymen attacked the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. federal]] [[garrison]] protecting the [[Memphis and Charleston Railroad]]. The garrison, defended by [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] Major-General [[William Tecumseh Sherman|William T. Sherman]], successfully repulsed the Confederates.

{{Main|Second Battle of Collierville}}
The second battle was fought on November 3, 1863, when Chalmers was again repulsed, this time by Colonel [[Edward Hatch]]. Chalmers withdrew a second time to [[North Mississippi]]. The railroad remained open to [[Tuscumbia, Alabama|Tuscumbia]], Alabama, for federal troop movements. Estimated casualties were 60 on the side of the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] and 95 on the side of the Confederacy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/tn022.htm |title=Battle Summary: Collierville, TN |website=Nps.gov |access-date=August 28, 2017}}</ref> Because of Sherman's participation in the first engagement, his monument in [[Washington, D.C.]] lists "Colliersville" as one of his battles. Federal commanders referred to the settlement as "Colliersville" in official reports.

Collierville sustained severe damage during the American Civil War and the original settlement was completely destroyed. Rechartered in 1870 during the James B. Abington mayoral administration; Collierville's population increased with help from the cotton, dairy, and manufacturing industries.<ref name=Hist/>

===Kroger incident===
{{Main|Collierville Kroger shooting}}
On September 23, 2021, thirteen people were shot and two killed, including the gunman, in a [[mass shooting]] at a local [[Kroger]] store. Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane labeled it "the most horrific event that's occurred in Collierville history."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/crime/2021/09/23/active-shooter-collierville-kroger-reported-memphis-area/5831626001/ |title=Collierville police say 13 people shot, 2 dead in Kroger shooting. Shooter dead after self-inflicted gunshot wound |website=[[The Commercial Appeal]] |date=September 23, 2021 |accessdate=September 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923204926/https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/crime/2021/09/23/active-shooter-collierville-kroger-reported-memphis-area/5831626001/ |archive-date=September 23, 2021 |first1=Katherine |last1=Burgess |first2=Dima |last2=Amro |first3=Astrid |last3=Kayembe |first4=Corinne S. |last4=Kennedy}}</ref>