Battle of Cedar Mountain

Battle of Cedar Mountain (Battle of Slaughter's Mountain)
Part of the American Civil War
The battle at Cedar Mountain, by Currier and Ives
Date August 9, 1862 (1862-08-09) Location Culpeper County, Virginia 38.40°N 78.07°W / 38.40; -78.07 Result Confederate victory
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	16,868
Casualties and losses
2,353 total: 314 killed 1,445 wounded 594 missing	1,338 total: 231 killed 1,107 wounded
class=notpageimage| Location of the battle in Virginia

The Battle of Cedar Mountain, also called Slaughter's Mountain or Cedar Run, was a battle that was fought on August 9, 1862, in Culpeper County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. Soldiers in the Union Army forces attacked Confederate soldiers near Cedar Mountain as the Confederate Army reached Culpeper Court House to stop the Union Army from attacking central Virginia. After almost leaving the field in the early part of the battle, the Confederate Army launched a counterattack that broke the Union Army's lines, and the Confederate Army won. The battle was the first battle of the Northern Virginia campaign.

Cedar Mountain battlefield, facing south from the approximate southwestern corner of the wheat field

Map of Cedar Mountain Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program

Other websites

• Battle of Cedar Mountain in Encyclopedia Virginia
• The Battle of Cedar Mountain Archived June 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine: Battle maps, photos, and preservation news (Civil War Trust)
• Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield: Local group helping to manage a Civil War Trust property