Battle of Piedmont Facts

Date

• June 5, 1864

Location

• Village of Piedmont, in Augusta County, Virginia

Campaign

• Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864
• Lynchburg Campaign

Principal Union Commanders

• Major General David “Black Dave” Hunter

Principal Confederate Commanders

• Brigadier General William E. “Grumble” Jones

Union Forces Engaged

• Army of the Shenandoah

Confederate Forces Engaged

• Department of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee

Number of Union Soldiers Engaged:

• Roughly 8,500

Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged

• Roughly 5,500

Estimated Union Casualties

• 875 (killed, wounded, and captured/missing)

Estimated Confederate Casualties

• 1,500 soldiers (killed, wounded, and 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