Date
- September 21–22, 1864
Location
- Shenandoah County, Virginia, near Strasburg
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General Philip Sheridan
Principal Confederate Commanders
- Lietenant General Jubal A. Early
Union Forces Engaged
- Army of the Shenandoah
Confederate Forces Engaged
- Army of the Valley
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 29,444
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 9,500
Estimated Union Casualties
- 528 (51 killed, 477 wounded)
Estimated Confederate Casualties
- 1,235 (30 killed, 300 wounded, roughly 1,000 captured)
Result
- Union victory
Significance
- The Union victory opened the door for Sheridan’s scorched earth offensive known as “The Burning.”
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