battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Augusta
Battle of Augusta was a battle fought on 27 September 1862 at Augusta, in what is now Kentucky, United States. It was part of the American Civil War, which ran from 1861 to 1865. The recorded result: Confederate victory. Recorded strength: 150 against 450.
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Record
| Date | 27 September 1862 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Augusta, Kentucky, United States 38.770N, 84.008W | |
| Part of | American Civil War (1861 to 1865) | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Confederate victory | |
| Belligerents | United States | Confederate States |
| Commanders | J. Taylor Bradford | Basil W. Duke |
| Strength | 150 | 450 |
| Casualties and losses | 12 killed; 3 wounded; 125 prisoners | 21 killed; 18 wounded |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Blue Licks 1782, 38 km
- Battle of Cynthiana 1864, 48 km
- Battle of Mount Sterling 1864, 80 km
- Siege of Dunlap's Station 1791, 81 km
- Lochry's Defeat 1781, 81 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Iuka 19 September 1862
- After: Second Battle of Corinth 3 October 1862
- All 501 engagements of American Civil War
Elsewhere in 1862
- Battle of Antietam United States
- Second Battle of Bull Run United States
- Battle of Shiloh United States
- Battle of Puebla Mexico
- Battle of South Mountain United States
Battle of Augusta is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,031 in present-day United States (23 in Kentucky).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q20312923, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Augusta (1862), revision 1382778995, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.