Battle of High Bridge

Began:

April 6, 1865

Ended:

April 7, 1865

Location:

Prince Edward and Cumberland Counties, Virginia

Theater:

Eastern Theater

Campaign:

Appomattox Campaign

Outcome:

Inconclusive

Combatants

Commanders

Theodore Read
Colonel, USA
Thomas Rosser
Major General, USA
Andrew A. Humphreys
Major General, USA

Thomas L. Rosser
Major General, CSA
William Mahone
Major General, CSA

Strength

880

1,200

Casualties

847

~100

On April 6, the Confederate cavalry fought stubbornly to secure the Appomattox River bridges. Confederate general Dearing was mortally wounded. On April 7, elements of the II Corps came up against Longstreet’s rear guard attempting to fire the High Bridge and wagon bridge. Union forces were able to save the wagon bridge over which the II Corps crossed in pursuit of Lee’s army. Failure to destroy this bridge enabled Union forces to catch up with the Confederates at Farmville. (NPS summary)

v • d • e Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's Appomattox Campaign, March-April 1865

Lewis's Farm -- Dinwiddie Court House -- White Oak Road -- Five Forks -- Sutherland's Station -- Fall of Petersburg -- Namozine Church -- Amelia Springs -- High Bridge -- Rice's Station Sayler's Creek -- Cumberland Church -- Appomattox Station -- Appomattox Court House

v • d • e Battles of the American Civil War: 1865

Eastern Theater	2nd Fort Fisher -- Hatcher's Run -- Wilmington -- Waynesboro -- Fort Stedman -- Lewis's Farm -- Dinwiddie Court House -- White Oak Road -- Five Forks -- Sutherland's Station -- Fall of Petersburg -- Namozine Church -- Amelia Springs -- High Bridge -- Rice's Station -- Sayler's Creek -- Cumberland Church -- Appomattox Station -- Appomattox Court House

Western Theater	Rivers' Bridge -- Wyse Fork -- Monroe's Crossroads -- Averasborough -- Bentonville -- Spanish Fort -- Fort Blakely -- Selma -- West Point -- Columbus

Trans-Mississippi Theater	Palmito Ranch

Lower Seaboard Theater	Natural Bridge

See also: CSS Shenandoah

Battle of High Bridge

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