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The '''Battle of Anderson''' was a minor skirmish during the [[American Civil War]], fought in [[Anderson County, South Carolina|Anderson County]], [[South Carolina]], on May 1, 1865.<ref name=Smith-Miles1>{{cite news|last=Smith-Miles |first=Charmaine |title=Civil War brought to life on Anderson County field |url=http://www.independentmail.com/news/2007/mar/29/civil-war-brought-life-anderson-county-field/ |accessdate=22 January 2011 |newspaper=The Anderson Independent-Mail |date=29 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629142157/http://www.independentmail.com/news/2007/mar/29/civil-war-brought-life-anderson-county-field/ |archivedate=29 June 2011 }}</ref> 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 National Historical Park|Appomattox Court House]]. |
The '''Battle of Anderson''' was a minor skirmish during the [[American Civil War]], fought in [[Anderson County, South Carolina|Anderson County]], [[South Carolina]], on May 1, 1865.<ref name=Smith-Miles1>{{cite news|last=Smith-Miles |first=Charmaine |title=Civil War brought to life on Anderson County field |url=http://www.independentmail.com/news/2007/mar/29/civil-war-brought-life-anderson-county-field/ |accessdate=22 January 2011 |newspaper=The Anderson Independent-Mail |date=29 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629142157/http://www.independentmail.com/news/2007/mar/29/civil-war-brought-life-anderson-county-field/ |archivedate=29 June 2011 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Journal|title=Battle of Anderson reenactment April 15-17 {{!}} The Journal Online|url=http://thejournalonline.com/2016/04/06/battle-of-anderson-reenactment-april-15-17/|access-date=2020-08-31|language=en-US}}</ref>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 National Historical Park|Appomattox Court House]].<ref name=":0" /> The exact location of the battle is unknown, but it definitely took place in Some [[Historian|Historians]] believe the battle took place near the [[Interstate 85|I-85]] and the [[Shiloh Methodist Church]] in the Piedmont area.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Cadets from the South Carolina Military Academy, made up of The Arsenal, based in Columbia, South Carolina, and The Citadel, based in Charleston, South Carolina, were marching to Newberry in order to be relieved from service and disbanded. Considered the final action east of the Mississippi River by the same unit who had begun the war on January 1, 1861 by opening fire at the USS Star of the West to prevent the ship from reinforcing and resupplying Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. |
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== Battle == |
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=== Prelude === |
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In April 27 Union General [[George Stoneman]] ordered three [[Brigade|brigades]], totaling 3,700 men, to march from [[Asheville, North Carolina|Ashville]] down the [[Saluda River]] to [[Belton, South Carolina|Belton]] or Anderson, and finally to head to [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]] in search of [[Jefferson Davis]], the first and only president of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Anderson's Main Street was violent spot 150 years ago|url=http://www.independentmail.com/news/andersons-main-street-was-violent-spot-150-years-ago-ep-1064699184-349338061.html|access-date=2020-08-31|website=www.independentmail.com|language=en}}</ref> After Stoneman gave those orders, he left to return to his headquarters in [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]].<ref name=":1" /> He left behind some units under the command of [[Simeon Brown (Colonel in the American Civil War)|Simeon Brown]].<ref name=":1" /> |
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=== Fighting === |
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In May 1, the Union forces arrived in Anderson county. After the Union army arrived, they looted homes and businesses from [[Pendleton, South Carolina|Pendleton]] to Anderson.<ref name=":1" /> While in Anderson the union soldiers killed a teenager named William McKenzie Parker after he pointed his gun at the soldiers.<ref name=":1" /> The Union army also hung two men Henry Winthrop and A.P Carter.<ref name=":1" /> Later a group of Confederate cadets cadets from the South Carolina Military Academy, attacked the Union forces.<ref name=":1" /> The Confederates repulsed a small group of Union solders who were intending to burn down a railroad bridge on the Saluda River.<ref name=":1" /> Meanwhile some [[Union Cavalry]] were attacked by a group of Confederate soldiers from Pendleton.<ref name=":1" /> Due to the Confederates victory, a man named Daniel Brown, who was being executed by the Union army was rescued.<ref name=":1" /> |
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=== Aftermath === |
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On May 2, the Union army publicly tortured three men, hoping that they could reveal the location of rumored Confederate gold.<ref name=":1" /> Also on May 2, another group of 2,050 Union soldiers arrived. However, the Union Army in Anderson was unable to capture Jefferson Davis. Davis had surrendered early, and was captured in Georgia on May 10.<ref name=":1" /> The same unit who had begun the war on January 1, 1861 by opening fire at the USS Star of the West to prevent the ship from reinforcing and resupplying Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor considers this to be the final action east of the Mississippi River.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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The Battle of Anderson was a minor skirmish during the American Civil War, fought in Anderson County, South Carolina, on May 1, 1865.[1][2]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.[2] The exact location of the battle is unknown, but it definitely took place in Some Historians believe the battle took place near the I-85 and the Shiloh Methodist Church in the Piedmont area.[2]
Battle
Prelude
In April 27 Union General George Stoneman ordered three brigades, totaling 3,700 men, to march from Ashville down the Saluda River to Belton or Anderson, and finally to head to Augusta in search of Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederacy.[3] After Stoneman gave those orders, he left to return to his headquarters in Knoxville.[3] He left behind some units under the command of Simeon Brown.[3]
Fighting
In May 1, the Union forces arrived in Anderson county. After the Union army arrived, they looted homes and businesses from Pendleton to Anderson.[3] While in Anderson the union soldiers killed a teenager named William McKenzie Parker after he pointed his gun at the soldiers.[3] The Union army also hung two men Henry Winthrop and A.P Carter.[3] Later a group of Confederate cadets cadets from the South Carolina Military Academy, attacked the Union forces.[3] The Confederates repulsed a small group of Union solders who were intending to burn down a railroad bridge on the Saluda River.[3] Meanwhile some Union Cavalry were attacked by a group of Confederate soldiers from Pendleton.[3] Due to the Confederates victory, a man named Daniel Brown, who was being executed by the Union army was rescued.[3]
Aftermath
On May 2, the Union army publicly tortured three men, hoping that they could reveal the location of rumored Confederate gold.[3] Also on May 2, another group of 2,050 Union soldiers arrived. However, the Union Army in Anderson was unable to capture Jefferson Davis. Davis had surrendered early, and was captured in Georgia on May 10.[3] The same unit who had begun the war on January 1, 1861 by opening fire at the USS Star of the West to prevent the ship from reinforcing and resupplying Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor considers this to be the final action east of the Mississippi River.[2]
References
- ^ Smith-Miles, Charmaine (29 March 2007). "Civil War brought to life on Anderson County field". The Anderson Independent-Mail. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d Journal. "Battle of Anderson reenactment April 15-17 | The Journal Online". Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Anderson's Main Street was violent spot 150 years ago". www.independentmail.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
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