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First Battle of Kernstown (view source)
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, 02:17, December 3, 2010Created page with "{{ACWbattle |name=First Battle of Kernstown |image= |begin=March 23, 1862 |end=Same Day |place=Frederick County and<br/>City of Winchester, Virginia |theater=Eastern Theater |cam..."
{{ACWbattle
|name=First Battle of Kernstown
|image=
|begin=March 23, 1862
|end=Same Day
|place=Frederick County and<br/>City of Winchester, Virginia
|theater=Eastern Theater
|campaign=Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign
|result=Union victory (''tactical'')<br/>Confederate victory (''strategic'')
|combatants1=V Corps,<br/>Army of the Potomac
|combatants2=Valley District,<br/>Department of Northern Virginia
|commanders1=[[Nathan Kimball]]<br/>Colonel, USA
|commanders2=[[Thomas J. Jackson]]<br/>Major General, CSA
|strength1=8,500
|strength2=3,800
|casualties1='''590'''<br/>Killed: 118<br/>Wounded: 450<br/>Missing/captured: 22
|casualties2='''718'''<br/>Killed: 80<br/>Wounded: 375<br/>Missing/captured: 263
}}
Relying on faulty intelligence that reported the Union garrison at Winchester numbered only about 3,000, “Stonewall” Jackson marched aggressively north with his 3,400-man division. The 8,500 Federals, commanded by Col. Nathan Kimball, stopped Jackson at Kernstown and then counterattacked turning Jackson’s left flank and forcing him to retreat. Despite this Union victory, President Lincoln was disturbed by Jackson’s threat to Washington and redirected substantial reinforcements to the Valley, depriving McClellan’s army of these troops. McClellan claimed that the additional troops would have enabled him to take Richmond during his Peninsula campaign. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Jackson valley campaign}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1862}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]
|name=First Battle of Kernstown
|image=
|begin=March 23, 1862
|end=Same Day
|place=Frederick County and<br/>City of Winchester, Virginia
|theater=Eastern Theater
|campaign=Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign
|result=Union victory (''tactical'')<br/>Confederate victory (''strategic'')
|combatants1=V Corps,<br/>Army of the Potomac
|combatants2=Valley District,<br/>Department of Northern Virginia
|commanders1=[[Nathan Kimball]]<br/>Colonel, USA
|commanders2=[[Thomas J. Jackson]]<br/>Major General, CSA
|strength1=8,500
|strength2=3,800
|casualties1='''590'''<br/>Killed: 118<br/>Wounded: 450<br/>Missing/captured: 22
|casualties2='''718'''<br/>Killed: 80<br/>Wounded: 375<br/>Missing/captured: 263
}}
Relying on faulty intelligence that reported the Union garrison at Winchester numbered only about 3,000, “Stonewall” Jackson marched aggressively north with his 3,400-man division. The 8,500 Federals, commanded by Col. Nathan Kimball, stopped Jackson at Kernstown and then counterattacked turning Jackson’s left flank and forcing him to retreat. Despite this Union victory, President Lincoln was disturbed by Jackson’s threat to Washington and redirected substantial reinforcements to the Valley, depriving McClellan’s army of these troops. McClellan claimed that the additional troops would have enabled him to take Richmond during his Peninsula campaign. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Jackson valley campaign}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1862}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]