Winchester, VA I
Date(s):
May 25, 1862
Campaign(s):
Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley
Campaign [1862]
Battles in
Campaign:
Situation:
Commanders:
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Union:
Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks
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Confederate:
Maj. Gen. T. J. Jackson
Principal Forces:
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Union:
6,500
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Confederate:
16,000
Description:
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After skirmishing with
Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks’ retreating army at Middletown and
Newtown on May 24, Maj. Gen. T.J. Jackson’s
division continued north on the Valley Pike toward Winchester.
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There, Banks
was attempting to reorganize his army to defend the town.
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Ewell’s
division converged on Winchester from the southeast using the Front Royal Pike.
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On May 25, Ewell
attacked Camp Hill, while the Louisiana Brigade of
Jackson’s division outflanked and overran the Union position on
Bowers Hill.
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Panic spread through the Federal ranks, and many
fled through Winchester.
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Banks’ army
was soundly defeated and withdrew north across the Potomac River. This was a
decisive battle in Jackson’s Valley Campaign.
Slide Presentation:
None
[Battlefield Lost Integrity]
Classification2:
A
Casualties3:
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Union:
2,019
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Confederate:
400
Results:
 Confederate
Victory
Battlefield Website:
Recommended
Resources:
1 National Park
Service summary.
2
Classification:
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A
- having a decisive influence on a
campaign and a direct impact on the course of the war
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B -
having a direct and decisive influence on their campaign
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C -
having observable influence on the
outcome of a campaign
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D
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having a limited influence on the
outcome of their campaign or operation but achieving or affecting important
local objectives
3 Casualties are
someone killed, injured, wounded, captured or missing.
Revised
06/05/2008 |
