Battle of Rivers' Bridge Action at Rivers' Bridge | |||||||
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Part of the Campaign of the Carolinas | |||||||
![]() Charge of Weaver's Brigade Across the Salkehatchie | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Francis Preston Blair, Jr. John A. Logan | Lafayette McLaws | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
XVII Corps XV Corps | Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5,000 | 1,200 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
124 (18 killed, 106 wounded)[1] |
97 (8 killed, 44 wounded, 45 captured/missing)[1] |
The Battle of Rivers' Bridge (also known as the Action at Rivers' Bridge) took place during the American Civil War on February 3, 1865.