Battle of Sappony Church

Battle of Sappony Church
Part of the American Civil War

A map of the Union raiders' route
DateJune 28, 1864
Location
Sussex County, Virginia
36°56′45.2″N 77°27′11″W / 36.945889°N 77.45306°W / 36.945889; -77.45306
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
James H. Wilson
August V. Kautz		 William Henry Fitzhugh Lee
Wade Hampton
Strength
4,000[1] 5,000[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown[2]

The Battle of Sappony Church, also known as the Battle of Stony Creek Depot, was an engagement of the American Civil War, between the Confederate States of America and the Union, which took place on June 28, 1864, during the Wilson-Kautz Raid of the Richmond–Petersburg Campaign.[3][4]

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  2. ^ Most sources state unknown for this battle, though the total casualties for the raid overall are cited by the NPS as 1,817. Salmon, p. 413, states "Casualty figures for the engagement are not available but probably were light on both sides."
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