Battle of Monterey Pass

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The Battle of Monterey Pass was a nighttime Civil War engagement in July 1863 in Pennsylvania, where Union forces attacked the retreating Confederate wagon train following the Battle of Gettysburg.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of South Mountain Pass (1863) ⓘ
Fight at Monterey Pass ⓘ
approximateConfederateStrength about 1,300 men ⓘ
approximateUnionStrength about 2,100 men ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
campaignCommanderConfederate Robert E. Lee ⓘ
campaignCommanderUnion George G. Meade ⓘ
capturedPrisoners over 1,300 prisoners ⓘ
capturedWagons over 250 wagons ⓘ
commander George A. Custer ⓘ
J. Irvin Gregg ⓘ
Samuel W. Ferguson ⓘ
William E. Jones ⓘ
commemoratedBy Monterey Pass Battlefield Park and Museum ⓘ
confederateCasualties several hundred including captured ⓘ
confederateForcesType cavalry ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date July 4–5, 1863 ⓘ
followedBy Hagerstown cavalry skirmishes ⓘ
hasHistoricMarker Pennsylvania state historical marker at Monterey Pass ⓘ
involvedRetreatFrom Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
location Franklin County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Monterey Pass, Pennsylvania ⓘ
near Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania ⓘ
notableFeature engagement with long Confederate wagon train ⓘ
fought largely in darkness ⓘ
objective attack Confederate wagon train ⓘ
disrupt Confederate retreat ⓘ
partOf Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
partOfRetreatRoute Robert E. Lee's retreat from Gettysburg ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
target Confederate wagon train ⓘ
terrain mountain pass ⓘ
timeOfDay night ⓘ
tookPlaceAt South Mountain ⓘ
unionCasualties approximately 100 ⓘ
unionForcesType cavalry ⓘ
wasFollowUpTo Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
weather heavy rain ⓘ
year 1863 ⓘ

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Gettysburg Campaign → majorEngagement → Battle of Monterey Pass ⓘ