Battle of Smithfield Crossing

Battle of Smithfield Crossing Began: August 25, 1864 Ended: August 29, 1864 Location: Jefferson and Berkeley Counties, West Virginia Theater: Eastern Theater Campaign: Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign Outcome: Inconclusive Combatants Commanders Wesley Merritt Brigadier General, USA Jubal Early Lieutenant General, CSA Strength Casualties
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On August 29, two Confederate infantry divisions crossed Opequon Creek at Smithfield and forced back Merritt’s Union cavalry division back along the road to Charles Town. Ricketts’s infantry division was brought up to stop the Confederate advance.