Second Battle of Winchester

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The Second Battle of Winchester was a major Confederate victory in June 1863 during the American Civil War that opened the Shenandoah Valley for Robert E. Lee’s army and set the stage for the Gettysburg Campaign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
associatedCommander Robert E. Lee ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
campaignObjective Clear Union forces from the lower Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
combatant Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Union VIII Corps ⓘ
commander Richard S. Ewell ⓘ
Robert H. Milroy NERFINISHED ⓘ
ConfederateCasualties approximately 250–300 ⓘ
ConfederateCommanderRank lieutenant general ⓘ
ConfederateCorpsInvolved Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
ConfederateForcesStrength approximately 12,500–13,500 soldiers ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date June 13–15, 1863 ⓘ
endDate 1863-06-15 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
front Shenandoah Valley front ⓘ
linked to: Shenandoah Valley
frontlineMovement Confederate advance from the Shenandoah Valley toward the Potomac River ⓘ
geographicalContext Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War era ⓘ
linked to: American Civil War
isSecondOfName Yes ⓘ
location Winchester, Virginia ⓘ
logisticalEffect Secured Confederate lines of communication through the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
militarySignificance Removed a major Union threat to Lee’s supply and communication lines during the Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
namedAfter Winchester, Virginia ⓘ
notableAction Confederate capture of most of Milroy’s command during retreat ⓘ
Confederate flanking movements against Union positions north and west of Winchester ⓘ
operationType offensive operation by Confederate forces ⓘ
partOf Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
Second invasion of the North ⓘ
precededBy First Battle of Winchester ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
startDate 1863-06-13 ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicEffect Enabled Robert E. Lee’s invasion of the North in 1863 ⓘ
Opened the Shenandoah Valley for Confederate advance into Pennsylvania ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Union retreat and rout ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
UnionCasualties over 4,000 ⓘ
UnionCommanderRank brigadier general ⓘ
UnionDefensivePosition fortifications around Winchester, Virginia ⓘ
UnionForcesStrength approximately 6,900 soldiers ⓘ
UnionGarrison Winchester garrison under Robert H. Milroy ⓘ
year 1863 ⓘ

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Battle of Gettysburg → precededBy → Second Battle of Winchester ⓘ
Winchester, Virginia → wasSiteOf → Second Battle of Winchester ⓘ
Gettysburg Campaign → majorEngagement → Second Battle of Winchester ⓘ
Harry T. Hays → participatedIn → Battle of Second Winchester ⓘ
subject linked to: Brigadier General Harry T. Hays
linked to: Second Battle of Winchester
Old Court House Civil War Museum → nearbyBattlefields → Second Battle of Winchester ⓘ
City of Winchester → hasBattle → Second Battle of Winchester ⓘ
Lee's second invasion of the North → majorEngagement → Second Battle of Winchester ⓘ
Hays's Brigade → notableEngagement → Battle of Second Winchester ⓘ
linked to: Second Battle of Winchester
Early's Division → engagement → Second Battle of Winchester ⓘ
Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia → includes → Second Battle of Winchester ⓘ