Also Known As
- Battle of Pigeon’s Roost
- Battle of Pigeon Roost
Date and Location
- May 15–17, 1862
- Mercer County, Virginia (now West Virginia)
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Brigadier General Jacob Cox
- Colonel Louis von Blessing
Principal Confederate Commanders
- Brigadier General Humphrey Marshall
Union Forces Engaged
- District of the Kanawha
Confederate Forces Engaged
- Army of East Kentucky
- Department of Southwest Virginia
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 1,000
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 2,000
Estimated Union Casualties
- 113 (23 killed, roughly 69 wounded and 21 captured or missing)
Estimated Confederate Casualties
- 16 (4 killed, 12 wounded)
Result
- Confederate victory
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