Battle of West Point

Date	April 16, 1865
Location	West Point, Georgia
Result	Union victory

Belligerents

United States (Union)

CSA (Confederacy)

Commanders

James H. Wilson,
Oscar H. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year West Point is a City in Harris and Troup Counties in the US state of Georgia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 James Harrison Wilson ( September 2, 1837 &ndash February 23, 1925) was a United States Army topographic engineer LaGrange

Robert C. Tyler†

Strength

Two cavalry divisions
(13,500 cavalry)

120-265 men

Casualties and losses

The Battle of West Point was fought on April 16, 1865 in West Point, Georgia, during the American Civil War. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year West Point is a City in Harris and Troup Counties in the US state of Georgia. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South This battle was fought at Fort Tyler seven days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, making it one of the last battles of the Civil War east of the Mississippi and Fort Tyler the last Confederate fort captured by the Union. Gardiners Point Island is an island in Block Island Sound that was the former location of the Gardiner Island Lighthouse as well as Fort Tyler. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States The last battle of the war was the Battle of Palmito Ranch in June 1865 in Texas resulting in the last Confederate victory. The Battle of Palmito Ranch, also known as the Battle of Palmito Hill and the Battle of Palmeto Ranch, was fought on May 12 &ndash May 13

External links

Fort Tyler and the Battle of West Point Website

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