Battle of Charlestown
The Battle of Charlestown was a small engagement between Confederate cavalry forces under Brig. Gen. John D. Imboden and the Union forces under Col. Benjamin L. Simpson on October 18, 1863, at Charles Town, West Virginia, as part of the Bristoe and Mine Run Campaigns, resulting in a Confederate victory.
| Battle of Charlestown | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Benjamin L. Simpson | John D. Imboden | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,125 | 1,900 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 452 (22 killed, 50 wounded, 382 captured) | 61 (40 killed and wounded, 21 captured) | ||||||
Location of the battle in West Virginia | |||||||
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