Block, Siteadmin, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, delete, edit, Moderators, move, protect, rollback, Administrators
27,336
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Created page with "{{ACWbattle |name=Battle of Opequon<br/>3rd Winchester |image= |begin=September 19, 1864 |end=Same day |place=Frederick County, Virginia |theater=Eastern Theater |campaign=Sherid..."
{{ACWbattle
|name=Battle of Opequon<br/>3rd Winchester
|image=
|begin=September 19, 1864
|end=Same day
|place=Frederick County, Virginia
|theater=Eastern Theater
|campaign=Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=Army of the Shenandoah
|combatants2=Army of the Valley
|commanders1=[[Philip Sheridan]]<br/>Major General, USA
|commanders2=[[Jubal A. Early]]<br/>Lieutenant General, CSA
|strength1=39,240
|strength2=15,200
|casualties1='''5,020'''
|casualties2='''3,610'''
}}
After Kershaw’s division left Winchester to rejoin Lee’s army at Petersburg, Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early renewed his raids on the B&O Railroad at Martinsburg, badly dispersing his four remaining infantry divisions. On September 19, Sheridan advanced toward Winchester along the Berryville Pike with the VI and XIX Corps, crossing Opequon Creek. The Union advance was delayed long enough for Early to concentrate his forces to meet the main assault, which continued for several hours. Casualties were very heavy. The Confederate line was gradually driven back toward the town. Mid-afternoon, Crook’s (VIII) Corps and the cavalry turned the Confederate left flank. Early ordered a general retreat. Confederate generals Rodes and Goodwin were killed, Fitzhugh Lee, Terry, Johnson, and Wharton wounded. Union general Russell was killed, McIntosh, Upton, and Chapman wounded. Because of its size, intensity, and result, many historians consider this the most important conflict of the Shenandoah Valley. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Valley Campaign 1864}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1864}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]
|name=Battle of Opequon<br/>3rd Winchester
|image=
|begin=September 19, 1864
|end=Same day
|place=Frederick County, Virginia
|theater=Eastern Theater
|campaign=Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=Army of the Shenandoah
|combatants2=Army of the Valley
|commanders1=[[Philip Sheridan]]<br/>Major General, USA
|commanders2=[[Jubal A. Early]]<br/>Lieutenant General, CSA
|strength1=39,240
|strength2=15,200
|casualties1='''5,020'''
|casualties2='''3,610'''
}}
After Kershaw’s division left Winchester to rejoin Lee’s army at Petersburg, Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early renewed his raids on the B&O Railroad at Martinsburg, badly dispersing his four remaining infantry divisions. On September 19, Sheridan advanced toward Winchester along the Berryville Pike with the VI and XIX Corps, crossing Opequon Creek. The Union advance was delayed long enough for Early to concentrate his forces to meet the main assault, which continued for several hours. Casualties were very heavy. The Confederate line was gradually driven back toward the town. Mid-afternoon, Crook’s (VIII) Corps and the cavalry turned the Confederate left flank. Early ordered a general retreat. Confederate generals Rodes and Goodwin were killed, Fitzhugh Lee, Terry, Johnson, and Wharton wounded. Union general Russell was killed, McIntosh, Upton, and Chapman wounded. Because of its size, intensity, and result, many historians consider this the most important conflict of the Shenandoah Valley. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Valley Campaign 1864}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1864}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]