Battle of Kabletown

The Battle of Kabletown was a battle between Confederate and Union forces near the end of the American Civil War.[1] Captain John S. Mosby, with nine companies of cavalry, defeated Captain Richard R. Blazer's outnumbered Blazer's Scouts.

Battle of Kabletown
Part of American Civil War
DateNovember 18, 1864
Location
Kabletown, West Virginia
39°12′59″N 77°51′25″W
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States United States Confederate States of America Confederacy
Commanders and leaders
Richard R. Blazer John S. Mosby
Strength
Blazer's Scouts 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry
Casualties and losses
27 unknown
Battle of Kabletown is located in West Virginia
Battle of Kabletown
Location of Kabletown
Battle of Kabletown is located in the United States
Battle of Kabletown
Battle of Kabletown (the United States)

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.[2]

References
  1. "Correspondence of Brigadier General John Stevenson". Ohio State University. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. Pancake, Henry (November 25, 1886). "Narrow Escape". Ironton Register via Robert Moore. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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