Battle of Cedar Mountain

1862 battle of the American Civil War

38°24′05″N 78°03′57″W / 38.4014°N 78.0658°W / 38.4014; -78.0658

Battle of Cedar Mountain
(Battle of Slaughter's Mountain)
Part of the American Civil War

The battle at Cedar Mountain, by Currier and Ives
DateAugust 9, 1862 (1862-08-09)
Location
38°24′N 78°04′W / 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[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]
Battle of Cedar Mountain is located in Virginia
Battle of Cedar Mountain
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

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hearn, Chester (2005). The Civil War: Virginia (First Edition (January 1, 2005) ed.). London, UK: Salamander Books. p. 255. ISBN 9781840655582. OCLC 62197663.

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