Battle of Fisher’s Hill

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The Battle of Fisher’s Hill was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley in which Union forces under Philip Sheridan decisively defeated Confederate troops, helping secure Union control of the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Fisher’s Hill
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaignObjective secure Union control of the Shenandoah Valley
category 1864 in Virginia
Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia
combatant Confederate Army
Union Army
commander Jubal A. Early
Philip H. Sheridan
linked to: Philip Sheridan
ConfederateCasualties approximately 1,200
ConfederateCommander Jubal A. Early
ConfederateCommanderSubordinate Gabriel C. Wharton
John B. Gordon
Stephen D. Ramseur
ConfederateDivisionEngaged divisions of the Army of the Valley
ConfederateForce Army of the Valley
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date September 21–22, 1864
endDate 1864-09-22
followedBy Battle of Tom’s Brook
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
geographicalFeature Fisher’s Hill
locatedIn Shenandoah Valley
nearbySettlement Strasburg, Virginia
notableOutcome forced Confederate retreat up the Shenandoah Valley
partOf Shenandoah Valley Campaign
Valley Campaigns of 1864
place near Strasburg, Virginia
precededBy Third Battle of Winchester
result Union victory
startDate 1864-09-21
state Virginia
strategicSignificance helped secure Union control of the Shenandoah Valley
strengthConfederate approximately 9,500–10,000 soldiers
strengthUnion approximately 29,000 soldiers
tacticalDescription Union flank attack on Confederate left
UnionCasualties approximately 400
UnionCommander Philip H. Sheridan
linked to: Philip Sheridan
UnionCommanderSubordinate George Crook
Horatio G. Wright
William H. Emory
UnionCorpsEngaged VI Corps
VIII Corps
XIX Corps
UnionForce Army of the Shenandoah
year 1864

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Philip Sheridan notableBattle Battle of Fisher’s Hill
Valley Campaigns of 1864 involves Battle of Fisher’s Hill
Shenandoah Valley campaigns of the American Civil War notableBattle Battle of Fisher's Hill
linked to: Battle of Fisher’s Hill
Battle of Cedar Creek precededBy Battle of Fisher’s Hill
Battle of Winchester (Third Battle of Winchester) followedBy Battle of Fisher's Hill
linked to: Battle of Fisher’s Hill
Army of the Shenandoah engagedInBattle Battle of Fisher’s Hill