Date:
- March 2, 1865
Location:
- Augusta County, Virginia
Campaign:
- Sheridan’s Expedition to Petersburg
Principal Union commander(s):
- Major General Philip H. Sheridan (overall)
- Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer
Principal Confederate commander(s):
- Major General Jubal Early
Union forces engaged:
- 3rd Division (Army of the Shenandoah)
Confederate forces engaged:
- Remnants the Army of the Valley
Number of Union soldiers engaged:
- Roughly 2,500
Number of Confederate soldiers engaged:
- Roughly 1,600
Estimated Union casualties:
- 9 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)
Estimated Confederate casualties:
- 1,500 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)
Result:
- Union victory
Significance:
- Custer’s cavalry captured over 1,200 Rebel prisoners, all of the enemy’s artillery pieces, 17 Confederate battle flags, and about 150 supply wagons, including Major General Jubal Early’s headquarters wagon containing his records and personal papers.