Battle of Salem Church
38°17′20″N 77°31′51″W / 38.28889°N 77.53083°W
| Battle of Salem Church (Battle of Banks' Ford) | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Attack on Gen. Sedgwick's Corps, seen from the north bank of the Rappahannock River. Forbes, Edwin, artist, May 4, 1863. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| John Sedgwick | Robert E. Lee | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| VI Corps, Army of the Potomac | Army of Northern Virginia | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 23,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4,611 | 4,935 | ||||||
The Battle of Salem Church, and the Battle of Banks' Ford took place on May 3 and 4 respectively, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, as part of the Chancellorsville Campaign of the American Civil War.