Battle of Kabletown explained

Conflict:Battle of Kabletown
Partof:American Civil War
Map Type:West Virginia#USA
Coordinates:39.2164°N -77.8569°W
Date:November 18, 1864
Place:Kabletown, West Virginia
Result:Confederate victory
Combatant1: United States
Combatant2: Confederacy
Commander1:Richard R. Blazer
Commander2:John S. Mosby
Strength1:Blazer's Scouts
Strength2:43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry
Casualties1:27
Casualties2:unknown

The Battle of Kabletown took place between Confederate and Union forces near the end of the American Civil War. Captain John S. Mosby, with nine companies of cavalry, defeated Captain Richard R. Blazer's outnumbered Blazer's Scouts.

Background

In late 1864, General Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign came to a close. He had laid siege to Petersburg. Captain Blazer's Scouts, a Union company, had already raided the city of Lynchburg, Virginia in the campaign against Richmond. Captain John S. Mosby of the Confederates decided to stop these raids against Virginia by bringing them to battle. On November 18, 1864, the forces met at Kabletown, West Virginia.

Battle

Mosby had nine companies, the 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry, to Captain Richard R. Blazer's one. Mosby was able to defeat Blazer's Scouts due to superior numbers, inflicting 27 casualties. Of the entire number in Blazer's company, 65; 22 killed, 13 escaped and five of these were wounded.

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