Battle of Cedar Creek Facts

Date

• October 19, 1864

Location

• Frederick County, Virginia
• Shenandoah County, Virginia
• Warren County, Virginia

Campaign

• Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864
• Sheridan’s Valley Campaign

Principal Union Commanders

• Major General Horatio Wright
• Major General Philip Sheridan

Principal Confederate Commanders

• Lieutenant General Jubal Early

Union Forces Engaged

• Army of the Shenandoah

Confederate Forces Engaged

• Army of the Valley

Number of Union Soldiers Engaged

• Roughly 31,945

Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged

• Roughly 21,000

Estimated Union Casualties

• 5,665 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)

Estimated Confederate Casualties

• 2,910 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)

Result

• Union victory

Timeline of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864

These are the main battles and events of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 in order.

• May 15, 1864 — Battle of New Market
• June 5, 1864 — Battle of Piedmont
• June 17–18, 1864 — Battle of Lynchburg
• July 9, 1864 — Battle of Monocacy
• July 11–12, 1864 — Battle of Fort Stevens
• September 19, 1864 — Battle of Opequon
• September 22, 1864 — Battle of Fisher’s Hill
• October 9, 1864 — Battle of Tom’s Brook
• October 19, 1864 — Battle of Cedar Creek