| Battle of Aiken Action at Aiken | |||||||
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| Part of the Campaign of the Carolinas | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 Confederate States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Hugh Judson Kilpatrick | Joseph Wheeler | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 4,500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 45–495[1] | 50–251[1] | ||||||
The Battle of Aiken (also known as the Action at Aiken) occurred on February 11, 1865 and was part of the Carolinas campaign.[2] The principal commanders were Union Maj. Gen. Hugh Judson Kilpatrick and Confederate Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler. Wheeler was able to score a minor victory over Kilpatrick. Today, an annual re-enactment is held the final full weekend in February. As of May 2022, 28 reenactments of Aiken have been held.[3]
- ^ a b "Battle of Aiken". battleofaiken.org. Archived from the original on October 21, 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ Farmer, James (2005). "Playing Rebels: Reenactment as Nostalgia and Defense of the Confederacy in the Battle of Aiken". Southern Cultures. 1. University of North Carolina Press.
- ^ "Battle of Aiken continues Sunday". Post and Courier. 26 Feb 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-01.