Editing Battle of Cool Spring (section)

{{short description|Battle of the American Civil War}}

{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict    = Battle of Cool Spring
| partof      = the [[American Civil War]]
| image       = 
| caption     = 
| date        = {{Start and end date|1864|07|17|1864|07|18}}
| place       = [[Clarke County, Virginia|Clarke County]], [[Virginia]]
| coordinates = {{coord|39.15|-77.86|type:event|display=inline}}
| map_type    = Virginia
| map_size    = 300
| map_caption = Location of the battle in Virginia
| map_label   = 
| territory   = 
| result      = Confederate victory
| status      = 
| combatant1  = {{flagicon|USA|1863}} [[United States]] ([[Union (American Civil War)|Union]])
| combatant2  = {{flagicon|CSA|1863}} [[Confederate States of America|CSA (Confederacy)]]
| combatant3  = 
| commander1  = [[Horatio G. Wright]]<br/>[[Joseph Thoburn]]
| commander2  = [[Jubal A. Early]]<br/>[[John C. Breckinridge]] <br/>[[John Brown Gordon]]
| commander3  = 
| units1      = 
| units2      = 
| units3      = 
| strength1   = 5,000<ref name=cwsac/>
| strength2   = 8,000<ref name=cwsac/>
| strength3   = 
| casualties1 = '''422'''
| casualties2 = '''397'''
| casualties3 = 
| notes       = 
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Early's Raid and Operations Against the B&O Railroad}}
}}

The '''Battle of Cool Spring''', also known as '''Castleman's Ferry''', '''Island Ford''', '''Parker's Ford''', and '''Snicker's Ferry''', was a battle in the [[American Civil War]] fought July 17&ndash;18, 1864, in [[Clarke County, Virginia|Clarke County]], [[Virginia]], as part of the [[Valley Campaigns of 1864]]. The battle was a [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] victory.