Battle at Cedar Mountain

Location : Culpeper County.

Campaign : Northern Virginia Campaign.

Date : August 9, 1862.

Principal Commanders : Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Banks [US]; Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson [CS].

Estimated Casualties : 2,707 total (US 1,400; CS 1,307).

On August 9, Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson and Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Banks’s Union corps clashed at Cedar Mountain. The Union gained an early advantage. Howver, a Confederate counterattack led by A.P. Hill repulsed the Union troops.

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