Battle of Amelia Springs

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Battle of Amelia Springs Part of the American Civil War Date 5 April 1865 Location Amelia Springs, Virginia Result Inconclusive Belligerents United States (Union) CSA (Confederacy) Commanders George Crook Thomas L. Rosser Fitzhugh Lee Casualties and losses 250 total

v • d • e Appomattox Campaign Lewis's Farm – White Oak Road – Dinwiddie Court House – Five Forks – 3rd Petersburg – Sutherland's Station – Namozine Church – Amelia Springs – Sayler's Creek – Rice's Station – High Bridge – Cumberland Church – Appomattox Station – Appomattox Courthouse

The Battle of Amelia Springs was a minor engagement in the Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War. It was the immediate prelude to the Battle of Sayler's Creek. On April 5, 1865, Confederate cavalry under Maj. Gens. Fitzhugh Lee and Thomas L. Rosser assaulted a division of Union cavalry led by Maj. Gen. George Crook that was returning from burning Confederate wagons in Painesville. The running fight started just north of Amelia Springs and was inconclusive. Losses are estimated at 250 combined on both sides. One of the items burned in the wagons was the war diary for the Army of Northern Virginia.^[1]

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• National Park Service battle description

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