Battle of Cool Spring

Battle of Cool Spring
Part of the American Civil War
DateJuly 17–18, 1864 (1864-07-17 1864-07-18)
Location39°09′N 77°52′W / 39.15°N 77.86°W / 39.15; -77.86
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States (Union) CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Horatio G. Wright
Joseph Thoburn
Jubal A. Early
John C. Breckinridge
John Brown Gordon
Strength
5,000 8,000
Casualties and losses
422 397
Location of the battle in Virginia

The Battle of Cool Spring, also known as Castleman's Ferry, Island Ford, Parker's Ford, and Snicker's Ferry, was a battle in the American Civil War fought July 1718, 1864, in Clarke County, Virginia, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864. The battle was a Confederate victory.