Battle of Cross Keys

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The Battle of Cross Keys was an American Civil War engagement in June 1862 in Virginia, where Confederate forces under Richard S. Ewell repelled a Union attack as part of Stonewall Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley operations.

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Battle of Cross Keys canonical 8

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cross Keys ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
campaignObjective to prevent Union forces from uniting against Richmond ⓘ
combatant Confederate Army of the Valley ⓘ
Union Army of the Potomac ⓘ
linked to: Army of the Potomac
commemoratedBy historical markers in Rockingham County, Virginia ⓘ
confederateCasualties approximately 288 ⓘ
confederateCommander Richard S. Ewell ⓘ
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Stonewall Jackson
confederateStrength approximately 5,800 soldiers ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date June 8, 1862 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Port Republic ⓘ
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cross_Keys ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War, 1862 Valley operations ⓘ
locationRelativeTo near Harrisonburg, Virginia ⓘ
month June ⓘ
notableConfederateUnit Brigade of Isaac R. Trimble ⓘ
notableUnionUnit Mountain Department forces ⓘ
linked to: Mountain troops
partOf Jackson's Valley Campaign ⓘ
Shenandoah Valley Campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Winchester (1862) ⓘ
primaryTerrain rolling farmland and woods ⓘ
purposeOfConfederateDefense to hold off Frémont while Jackson dealt with other Union forces ⓘ
purposeOfUnionAttack to trap and defeat Stonewall Jackson's forces ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
strategicEffect helped divert Union troops from the Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
supportedOperationOf Stonewall Jackson's Shenandoah Valley operations ⓘ
tookPlaceAt Rockingham County, Virginia ⓘ
Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
typeOfEngagement land battle ⓘ
unionCasualties approximately 684 ⓘ
unionCommander John C. Frémont ⓘ
unionStrength approximately 11,500 soldiers ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Valley Campaign of 1862 → battle → Battle of Cross Keys ⓘ
Battle of Port Republic → precededBy → Battle of Cross Keys ⓘ
Jackson’s Valley District → engagement → Battle of Cross Keys ⓘ
First Battle of Winchester → followedBy → Battle of Cross Keys ⓘ
75th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment → engagement → Battle of Cross Keys ⓘ
Jackson's Corps → engagedInBattle → Battle of Cross Keys ⓘ