Battle of Cedar Mountain
1862 battle of the American Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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38.4014°N 78.0658°W / 38.4014; -78.0658
Battle of Cedar Mountain (Battle of Slaughter's Mountain) | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Gordon's and Crawford's Brigades driving the Confederate forces from the woods at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9th 1862. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Nathaniel P. Banks | Stonewall Jackson | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Army of Virginia | Army of Northern Virginia | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
8,030[1] | 16,868[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2,353 total: 314 killed 1,445 wounded 594 missing[1] |
1,338 total: 231 killed 1,107 wounded[1] | ||||||
The Battle of Cedar Mountain, also known as Slaughter's Mountain or Cedar Run, took place on August 9, 1862, in Culpeper County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. Union forces under Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks[2] attacked Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson near Cedar Mountain as the Confederates marched on Culpeper Court House to forestall a Union advance into central Virginia. After nearly being driven from the field in the early part of the battle, a Confederate counterattack broke the Union lines resulting in a Confederate victory. The battle was the first combat of the Northern Virginia campaign.