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Created page with "{{ACWbattle |name=Battle of McDowell<br/>Sitlington’s Hill |image= |begin=May 8, 1862 |end=Same day |place=Highland County, Virginia |theater=Eastern Theater |campaign=Jackson..."
{{ACWbattle
|name=Battle of McDowell<br/>Sitlington’s Hill
|image=
|begin=May 8, 1862
|end=Same day
|place=Highland County, Virginia
|theater=Eastern Theater
|campaign=Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign
|result=Confederate victory
|combatants1=Mountain Department (two brigades)
|combatants2=Valley District, Jackson's Division<br/>Army of the Northwest
|commanders1=[[Robert Milroy]]<br/>Brigadier General, USA<br/>[[Robert Schenck]]<br/>Brigadier General, USA
|commanders2=[[Thomas J. Jackson]]<br/>Major General, CSA<br/>[[Edward "Allegheny" Johnson]]<br/>Brigadier General, CSA
|strength1=6,500
|strength2=6,000
|casualties1='''259'''<br/>Killed: 34<br/>Wounded: 220<br/>Missing: 5
|casualties2='''420'''<br/>Killed: 116<br/>Wounded: 300<br/>Missing: 4
}}
From Staunton, Maj. Gen. T.J. Jackson marched his army west along the Parkersburg Road to confront two brigades of Frémont’s force (Milroy and Schenck), advancing toward the Shenandoah Valley from western Virginia. At McDowell on May 8, Milroy seized the initiative and assaulted the Confederate position on Sitlington’s Hill. The Federals were repulsed after severe fighting, lasting four hours. Afterwards, Milroy and Schenck withdrew into western Virginia, freeing up Jackson’s army to march against the other Union columns threatening the Valley. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Jackson valley campaign}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1862}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]
|name=Battle of McDowell<br/>Sitlington’s Hill
|image=
|begin=May 8, 1862
|end=Same day
|place=Highland County, Virginia
|theater=Eastern Theater
|campaign=Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign
|result=Confederate victory
|combatants1=Mountain Department (two brigades)
|combatants2=Valley District, Jackson's Division<br/>Army of the Northwest
|commanders1=[[Robert Milroy]]<br/>Brigadier General, USA<br/>[[Robert Schenck]]<br/>Brigadier General, USA
|commanders2=[[Thomas J. Jackson]]<br/>Major General, CSA<br/>[[Edward "Allegheny" Johnson]]<br/>Brigadier General, CSA
|strength1=6,500
|strength2=6,000
|casualties1='''259'''<br/>Killed: 34<br/>Wounded: 220<br/>Missing: 5
|casualties2='''420'''<br/>Killed: 116<br/>Wounded: 300<br/>Missing: 4
}}
From Staunton, Maj. Gen. T.J. Jackson marched his army west along the Parkersburg Road to confront two brigades of Frémont’s force (Milroy and Schenck), advancing toward the Shenandoah Valley from western Virginia. At McDowell on May 8, Milroy seized the initiative and assaulted the Confederate position on Sitlington’s Hill. The Federals were repulsed after severe fighting, lasting four hours. Afterwards, Milroy and Schenck withdrew into western Virginia, freeing up Jackson’s army to march against the other Union columns threatening the Valley. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Jackson valley campaign}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1862}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]