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Battle of Moorefield (view source)
Revision as of 23:23, December 18, 2010
, 23:23, December 18, 2010Created page with "{{ACWbattle |name=Battle of Moorefield<br/><small>Oldfields </small> |image= |begin=August 7, 1864 |end=Same day |place=Hardy County, West Virginia |theater=Eastern Theater |cam..."
{{ACWbattle
|name=Battle of Moorefield<br/><small>Oldfields </small>
|image=
|begin=August 7, 1864
|end=Same day
|place=Hardy County, West Virginia
|theater=Eastern Theater
|campaign=Early’s Raid and Operations against the B&O Railroad
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=
|combatants2=
|commanders1=[[William W. Averell]]<br/>Brigadier General, USA
|commanders2=[[John McCausland]]<br/>Brigadier General, CSA
|strength1=1,760
|strength2=3,000
|casualties1=''42''''<br/>Killed: 11<br/>Wounded: 18<br/>Captured: 13
|casualties2='''488'''<br/>Killed: 13<br/>Wounded: 60<br/>Captured: 415
}}
While returning to the Shenandoah Valley after burning Chambersburg, McCausland’s and Johnson’s cavalry were surprised at Moorefield on August 7 and routed by pursuing Union cavalry. This defeat impeded the morale and effectiveness of the Confederate cavalry for the remainder of the 1864 Valley Campaign. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Early's Raid}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1864}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]
|name=Battle of Moorefield<br/><small>Oldfields </small>
|image=
|begin=August 7, 1864
|end=Same day
|place=Hardy County, West Virginia
|theater=Eastern Theater
|campaign=Early’s Raid and Operations against the B&O Railroad
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=
|combatants2=
|commanders1=[[William W. Averell]]<br/>Brigadier General, USA
|commanders2=[[John McCausland]]<br/>Brigadier General, CSA
|strength1=1,760
|strength2=3,000
|casualties1=''42''''<br/>Killed: 11<br/>Wounded: 18<br/>Captured: 13
|casualties2='''488'''<br/>Killed: 13<br/>Wounded: 60<br/>Captured: 415
}}
While returning to the Shenandoah Valley after burning Chambersburg, McCausland’s and Johnson’s cavalry were surprised at Moorefield on August 7 and routed by pursuing Union cavalry. This defeat impeded the morale and effectiveness of the Confederate cavalry for the remainder of the 1864 Valley Campaign. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Early's Raid}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1864}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]