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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Battle of High Bridge canonical 2

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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 ⓘ
Battles of the Appomattox Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Appomattox Campaign

Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
combatant Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
commander Gen. Robert E. Lee ⓘ
linked to: Robert E. Lee

Lt. Gen. James Longstreet ⓘ
linked to: James Longstreet

Maj. Gen. Andrew A. Humphreys ⓘ
Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord ⓘ
Maj. Gen. William Mahone ⓘ
linked to: William Mahone
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country 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 Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
place Prince Edward County, Virginia ⓘ
near Farmville, Virginia ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Sailor's Creek ⓘ
relatedEvent 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 ⓘ
helped block Confederate escape routes ⓘ
year 1865 ⓘ

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Appomattox Campaign → hasPart → Battle of High Bridge ⓘ
High Bridge → relatedTo → Battle of High Bridge ⓘ