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Battle of Summit Point

Battle of Summit Point was a battle fought on 21 August 1864 at Summit Point, in what is now West Virginia, United States. It was part of the American Civil War, which ran from 1861 to 1865. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: Divisions against Divisions.

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Engraving captioned "Sheridan's campaign in the Valley of the Shenandoah--Battle of Summit Point, Sunday, August 21st, 1864." From Frank Leslie's Scenes and Portraits of the Civil War (1894) available
Engraving captioned "Sheridan's campaign in the Valley of the Shenandoah--Battle of Summit Point, Sunday, August 21st, 1864." From Frank Leslie's Scenes and Portraits of the Civil War (1894) available. Frank Leslie (publisher), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date21 August 1864
PlaceSummit Point, West Virginia, United States
39.250N, 77.959W
Part ofAmerican Civil War (1861 to 1865)
KindBattle, nineteenth century
ResultInconclusive
BelligerentsUnited States (Union)CSA (Confederacy)
CommandersPhilip SheridanRichard H. Anderson; Jubal A. Early
StrengthDivisionsDivisions
Casualties and losses1,000
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Summit Point is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,031 in present-day United States (35 in West Virginia).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872460, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Summit Point, revision 1370590119, 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.