Battle of West Point

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Battle of West Point
Part of the American Civil War
Date April 16, 1865
Location West Point, Georgia
Result Union victory
Combatants
United States of America Confederate States of America
Commanders
James H. Wilson,
Oscar H. LaGrange		 Robert C. Tyler†
Strength
Two cavalry divisions
(13,500 cavalry)		 120-265 men
Casualties
36 47
Wilson's Raid in Alabama and Georgia
Selma – West Point

The Battle of West Point was fought on April 16, 1865 in West Point, Georgia, during the American Civil War. 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. The last battle of the war was the Battle of Palmito Ranch in June 1865 in Texas resulting in the last Confederate victory.

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