battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Cool Spring
Battle of Cool Spring was a battle fought on 17 July 1864 at Clarke County, in what is now Virginia, United States. It was part of the American Civil War, which ran from 1861 to 1865. The recorded result: Confederate victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 against 8,000.
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Record
| Date | 17 July 1864 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Clarke County, Virginia, United States 39.146N, 77.865W | |
| Part of | American Civil War (1861 to 1865) | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Confederate victory | |
| Belligerents | United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) |
| Commanders | Horatio G. Wright; Joseph Thoburn | Jubal A. Early; John C. Breckinridge; John Brown Gordon |
| Strength | 5,000 | 8,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 422 | 397 |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Kabletown 1864, 7.9 km
- Battle of Berryville 1864, 12 km
- Battle of Unison 1862, 13 km
- Battle of Summit Point 1864, 14 km
- Heaton's Crossroads 1864, 15 km
In the same war
- Before: Heaton's Crossroads 16 July 1864
- After: Battle of Peachtree Creek 20 July 1864
- All 501 engagements of American Civil War
Elsewhere in 1864
- Battle of Dybbøl Denmark
- Battle of Heligoland Germany
- Battle of Qbaada Russia
- Battle of Monocacy United States
- Battle of Mysunde Germany
Battle of Cool Spring is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,031 in present-day United States (162 in Virginia).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870788, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cool Spring, revision 1370109228, 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.