Battle of Cross Keys Facts

Date and Location

• June 8, 1862
• Near the village of Cross Keys, in western Virginia

Campaign

• Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862

Principal Union Commanders

• Major General John C. Frémont
• Brigadier General Julius Stahel

Principal Confederate Commanders

• Major General Richard Ewell
• Brigadier General Isaac Ridgeway Trimble

Union Forces Engaged

• Mountain Department, Department of the Rappahannock

Confederate Forces Engaged

• Department of the Valley

Number of Union Soldiers Engaged

• Roughly 11,500

Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged

• Roughly 5,800

Estimated Union Casualties

• 664 (114 killed, 443 wounded, and 127missing)

Estimated Confederate Casualties

• 287 (42 killed, 230 wounded, and 15 missing)

Result

• Confederate victory

Significance

• The Battle of Battle of Cross Keys was the fifth engagement of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862.
• The Battle of Battle of Cross Keys was the fourth Confederate victory of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862.
• The Confederate victory at the Battle of Cross Keys enabled General Richard Ewell to return with the bulk of his force to Port Republic and help General Stonewall Jackson defeat General James Shields at the Battle of Port Republic on June 9, 1862.

Timeline of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862

These are the main battles and events of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862 in order.

• March 23, 1862 — First Battle of Kernstown
• May 8, 1862 — Battle of McDowell
• May 15–17, 1862 — Battle of Princeton Court House
• May 23, 1862 — Battle of Front Royal
• May 25, 1862 — First Battle of Winchester
• June 8, 1862 — Battle of  Cross Keys
• June 9, 1862 — Battle of  Port Republic