Battle of Aiken

Battle of Aiken
Action at Aiken
Part of the Campaign of the Carolinas
DateFebruary 11, 1865
Location
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States United States Confederate States of America Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick Joseph Wheeler
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
45-495[1] 50-251[1]

The Battle of Aiken (also known as the Action at Aiken) occurred on February 11, 1865 and was part of the Carolinas campaign.[2] The principal commanders were Union Maj. Gen. Hugh Judson Kilpatrick and Confederate Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler. Wheeler was able to score a minor victory over Kilpatrick. Today, an annual re-enactment is held the final full weekend in February. As of May 2022, 28 reenactments of Aiken have been held.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Battle of Aiken". battleofaiken.org. Archived from the original on October 21, 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Farmer, James (2005). "Playing Rebels: Reenactment as Nostalgia and Defense of the Confederacy in the Battle of Aiken". Southern Cultures. 1. University of North Carolina Press – via JSTOR.
  3. ^ "Battle of Aiken continues Sunday". Post and Courier. 26 Feb 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-01.