Wilson–Kautz Raid

Wilson-Kautz Raid
	Part of the American Civil War
	; A map depicting the circuitous route taken by Union cavalry forces in the Wilson-Kautz Raid
Date	June 22 – July 1, 1864
Location	Brunswick, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, and Sussex counties of Virginia
Result	Inconclusive
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
James H. Wilson; August Kautz	William Mahone; William Henry Fitzhugh Lee; Wade Hampton
Strength
2 Union cavalry divisions (5,000)	Lee's Confederate cavalry division (?), Hampton's cavalry division (4 brigades), Mahone's infantry division (?)
Casualties and losses
1,500 and 12 guns	?

The Wilson–Kautz Raid was a cavalry operation in south central Virginia in late June 1864, during the American Civil War. Occurring early in the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, the raid was conducted by Union cavalry under Brigadier Generals James H. Wilson and August Kautz, who were ordered to cut railroads between Lynchburg, Virginia, and the vital Confederate rail supply center at Petersburg. While the raid had the intended effect of disrupting Confederate rail communications for several weeks, the raiding force lost much of its artillery, all of its supply train, and almost a third of the original force, mostly to Confederate capture.

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