Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 Facts

Date and Location

• May–October 1864
• Maryland, Shenandoah Valley in Virginia

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

Principal Union Commanders

• Major General Franz Sigel
• Major General David Hunter
• Major General Lew Wallace
• Major General Alexander M. McCook
• Major General Horatio G. Wright
• Major General Philip Sheridan

Principal Confederate Commanders

• Major General John C. Breckinridge
• Brigadier General William E. Jones
• Lieutenant General Jubal Early

Union Forces Engaged

• Department of West Virginia, Army of the Shenandoah

Confederate Forces Engaged

• Department of Western Virginia, Army of the Valley

Number of Union Soldiers Engaged

• Undetermined, but at least 50,000

Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged

• Undetermined, but at least 21,000

Estimated Union Casualties

• Undetermined, but at least 14,500

Estimated Confederate Casualties

• Undetermined, but at least 10,900

Result

• Union victory

Impact of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864

• The Shenandoah Valley Campaigns of 1864 consisted of three campaigns: the Lynchburg Campaign (May – June), Early’s Valley Campaign (aka Early’s Raid) (June – August) and Sheridan’s Valley Campaign (August – October).