Battle of Fisher's Hill Facts

Date

• September 21–22, 1864

Location

• Shenandoah County, Virginia, near Strasburg

Campaign

• Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864
• Sheridan’s Valley 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