Cedar
Mountain
Slaughter's Mountain, Cedar Run, Virginia
August 9, 1862
Maj. Gen. John Pope was placed in
command of the newly constituted Army of Virginia on June 26. Gen.
Robert E. Lee responded to Pope's dispositions by dispatching Maj.
Gen. T.J. Jackson with 14,000 men to Gordonsville in July. Jackson
was later reinforced by A.P. Hill's division. In early August,
Pope marched his forces south into Culpeper County with the
objective of capturing the rail junction at Gordonsville. On
August 9, Jackson and Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Banks's corps tangled at
Cedar Mountain with the Federals gaining an early advantage. A
Confederate counterattack led by A.P. Hill repulsed the Federals
and won the day. Confederate general William Winder was killed.
This battle shifted fighting in Virginia from the Peninsula to
Northern Virginia, giving Lee the initiative.
Result(s):
Confederate Victory
Location:
Culpeper County
Campaign: Northern Virginia Campaign (June-September
1862)
Date(s): August 9, 1862
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Banks [US];
Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson [CS]
Forces Engaged: 24,898 total (US 8,030; CS 16,868)
Estimated Casualties: 2,707 total (US 1,400; CS 1,307)
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