Battle of Shepherdstown Facts

Also Known As

• Battle of Boteler’s Ford

Date and Location

• September 19- 20, 1862
• Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia)

Campaign

• Maryland Campaign

Principal Union Commanders

• Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton
• Major General Fitz John Porter

Principal Confederate Commanders

• Major General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
• Brigadier General A. P. Hill
• Brigadier General William N. Pendleton

Union Forces Engaged

• 5th Army Corps

Confederate Forces Engaged

• Two infantry brigades, Hill’s Light Division (Army of Northern Virginia)

Number of Union Soldiers Engaged

• Undetermined

Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged

• Undetermined

Estimated Union Casualties

• 366 (73 killed, 163 wounded, 132 captured/missing)

Estimated Confederate Casualties

• 307 (36 killed, 267 wounded, 6 captured/missing)

Result

• Confederate victory

Significance

• The Battle of Shepherdstown was the last engagement of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Maryland Campaign.
• The Battle of Shepherdstown was the largest engagement of the Civil War fought in what would become the State of West Virginia.

Timeline of the Maryland Campaign

These are the main battles and events of the Maryland Campaign in order.

• September 12–15, 1862 — Battle of Harpers Ferry
• September 14, 1862 — Battle of South Mountain
• September 17, 1862 — Battle of Antietam
• September 19–20, 1862 — Battle of Shepherdstown