Battle of Anderson
The Battle of Anderson was a minor skirmish during the American Civil War, fought in Anderson County, South Carolina, on May 1, 1865. The battle was one of the final conflicts of the war, taking place three weeks after Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. The exact location of the battle is unknown, but it definitely took place in Anderson county. Some historians believe the battle took place near the now I-85 and the Shiloh Methodist Church in the Piedmont area. The battle is reenacted every April. By 2020, it has been re-enacted 17 times.
| Battle of Anderson | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Simeon B. Brown | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Three brigades | South Carolina Battalion of State Cadets | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,700 soldiers | unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 | 0 | ||||||
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