Battle of High Bridge
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The Battle of High Bridge was a late Civil War engagement in April 1865 in Virginia, where Union forces sought to prevent Confederate troops from destroying a key railroad bridge during Robert E. Lee’s retreat toward Appomattox.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of High Bridge canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | High Bridge ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Robert E. Lee's retreat toward Appomattox ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
Union ⓘ |
| category |
1865 in Virginia
ⓘ
Appomattox Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Battles of the Appomattox Campaign
Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| combatant |
Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
Union Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Robert E. Lee
ⓘ
surface form:
Gen. Robert E. Lee
James Longstreet ⓘ
surface form:
Lt. Gen. James Longstreet
Major General Andrew A. Humphreys ⓘ
surface form:
Maj. Gen. Andrew A. Humphreys
Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord ⓘ William Mahone ⓘ
surface form:
Maj. Gen. William Mahone
|
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | April 6–7, 1865 ⓘ |
| endDate | April 7, 1865 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Appomattox Station
ⓘ
Battle of Cumberland Church ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Confederate forces
ⓘ
Union forces ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | associated with High Bridge Trail State Park ⓘ |
| hasSiteStatus | partially preserved battlefield area ⓘ |
| involvedInfrastructure | South Side Railroad ⓘ |
| involvedStructure | High Bridge ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Appomattox River ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Union efforts to save the railroad bridge
ⓘ
attempts by Confederates to burn High Bridge ⓘ |
| objective |
to control High Bridge over the Appomattox River
ⓘ
to prevent destruction of the South Side Railroad bridge ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appomattox Campaign
ⓘ
final operations of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| partOfRetreatOf |
Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
|
| place |
Prince Edward County, Virginia
ⓘ
near Farmville, Virginia ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Sailor’s Creek
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Sailor's Creek
|
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Appomattox Court House
ⓘ
surface form:
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
|
| result |
inconclusive
ⓘ
tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| startDate | April 6, 1865 ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
contributed to the collapse of Confederate retreat toward Appomattox
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helped block Confederate escape routes ⓘ |
| year | 1865 ⓘ |
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