Battle of Munford

Battle of Munford
Part of the American Civil War
Date April 23, 1865 Location Munford, Alabama Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
John T. Croxton	Benjamin Jefferson Hill
Strength
1,500
Casualties and losses
1 killed	1 killed

The Battle of Munford took place in Munford, Alabama, on Sunday, April 23, 1865, during the raid through the state by 1,500 Union Army cavalrymen under General John T. Croxton, part of the force participating in Wilson's Raid. The Battle of Munford and a minor action at Hendersonville, North Carolina on the same day were the last battles of the American Civil War in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War (east of the Mississippi River).

The Confederate soldiers in the battle were described as convalescents, home guards, and pardoned deserters, while the Union cavalry was a veteran force armed with 7-shot Spencer repeating carbines. The Confederate forces were commanded by General Benjamin Jefferson Hill. Confederate Lieutenant Lewis E. Parsons had two cannons which fired a couple of rounds before they were overrun. The Union troops quickly won the brief battle. Parsons was appointed provisional governor of Alabama in June after the war's end.

One Union trooper and one Confederate killed that day are described by author Rex Miller as the last to die in open combat by contending military forces.^[1]

References

1. Miller, Rex (1979), Croxton's Raid, Fort Collins, Colorado: Old Army Press, ISBN 0-88342-244-1

Coordinates: 33°32′01″N 85°57′15″W / 33.533494°N 85.954242°W