Battle of Staunton River Bridge

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Battle of Staunton River Bridge
Part of the American Civil War
Clockwise from upper left: Brigadier General August V. Kautz, Brigadier General James H. Wilson, Confederate artillery firing across the river
Date June 25, 1864 (1864-06-25) Location Halifax County, Virginia Charlotte County, Virginia 36°53′09″N 78°42′16″W / 36.8857°N 78.7044°W / 36.8857; -78.7044 Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
James H. Wilson August V. Kautz	William Henry Fitzhugh Lee Benjamin L. Farinholt
Strength
5,000[1]	4,100[1]
Casualties and losses
116 total 42 killed 44 wounded 30 missing/captured[2]	34 total 10 killed 24 wounded[2]

The Battle of Staunton River Bridge was an engagement on June 25, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces during Wilson-Kautz Raid of the American Civil War. The battle took place around the Staunton River Bridge, over the Staunton River, in Halifax and Charlotte counties, Virginia.^[3]