Battle of Kelly's Ford
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The Battle of Kelly's Ford, also known as the Battle of Kellysville or Kelleysville,[3] took place on March 17, 1863, in Culpeper County, Virginia, as part of the cavalry operations along the Rappahannock River during the American Civil War. It set the stage for Brandy Station and other cavalry actions of the Gettysburg Campaign that summer. Twenty-one hundred troopers of Brig. Gen. William W. Averell's Union cavalry division crossed the Rappahannock to attack the Confederate cavalry that had been harassing them that winter. Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee counterattacked with a brigade of about 800 men. After achieving a localized success, Union forces withdrew under pressure in late afternoon, without destroying Lee's cavalry.
Battle of Kelly's Ford | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Plan showing battleground and cavalry fight, March 17, 1863, Kelly's Ford, Virginia. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
William W. Averell | Fitzhugh Lee | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,100 [2] | 800 [2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
78 total 6 killed 50 wounded 22 missing |
133 total 11 dead 88 wounded 34 captured |