Also Known As
- Third Battle of Winchester
Date
- September 19, 1864
Location
- Frederick County, Virginia
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General Philip Sheridan
Principal Confederate Commanders
- Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early
Union Forces Engaged
- Army of the Shenandoah (Three infantry corps, one cavalry corps)
Confederate Forces Engaged
- Army of the Valley (Four infantry divisions, two cavalry divisions)
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 40,000
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 10–12,000
Estimated Union Casualties
- 5,018 (697 killed, 3,983 wounded, 338 missing)
Estimated Confederate Casualties
- 3,611 (226 killed, 1,567 wounded, 1,818 missing/captured)
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