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battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Cool Spring

Battle of Cool Spring was a battle fought on 17 July 1864 at Clarke County, in what is now Virginia, United States; it lasted 1 day. It was part of Valley Campaigns of 1864. The recorded result: Confederate victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 against 8,000.

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Fought17 July 1864lasted 1 day
WhereClarke County, Virginia, United States39.146N, 77.865W
OutcomeConfederate victory
BelligerentsUnited States (Union)againstCSA (Confederacy)
Casualties and losses422and397
Battlefield todayCool Spring battlefieldNPS site VA114, 10,248 acres studied, 3,248 core
Part ofValley Campaigns of 18641864

Record

Date17 July 1864
to 18 July 1864
PlaceClarke County, Virginia, United States
39.146N, 77.865W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength5,0008,000
Casualties and losses422397
Commanders
Battle of Cool SpringBattle of Cool SpringBattle of KabletownBattle of BerryvilleBattle of UnisonBattle of Summit PointHeaton's CrossroadsBattle of KabletownBattle of BerryvilleBattle of UnisonBattle of Summit PointHeaton's Crossroads20 km39.146N, 77.865W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. The dashed outline is the battlefield study area mapped by the NPS American Battlefield Protection Program. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1864

The National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program maps this as the Cool Spring battlefield (site VA114): a study area of 10,248 acres, with a core area of 3,248 acres where the fighting was concentrated; 9,486 acres retain enough integrity to be potentially eligible for the National Register.

Battle of Cool Spring is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,264 in present-day United States (185 in Virginia).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870788, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cool Spring, revision 1370109228, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Battlefield boundary and area from the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (public domain). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.