Battle of Chantilly

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The Battle of Chantilly was a minor but fierce 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia that occurred during the Union army’s retreat after the Second Battle of Bull Run, resulting in heavy casualties and the deaths of Union generals Philip Kearny and Isaac Stevens.

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Battle of Chantilly canonical 9

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Ox Hill ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignObjective To cut off the Union Army of Virginia’s retreat ⓘ
casualties heavy for size of engagement ⓘ
combatant Confederate Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
commander A. P. Hill ⓘ
linked to: A.P. Hill

Isaac Stevens ⓘ
Jubal A. Early ⓘ
Philip Kearny ⓘ
Stonewall Jackson ⓘ
confederateCasualties approximately 800 ⓘ
confederateForceCommander Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Stonewall Jackson
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date September 1, 1862 ⓘ
followedBy Maryland Campaign ⓘ
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
hasMonument Isaac Stevens monument ⓘ
Philip Kearny monument ⓘ
location Fairfax County, Virginia ⓘ
memorial Ox Hill Battlefield Park ⓘ
memorialLocation Fairfax County, Virginia ⓘ
near Centreville, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Centreville

Chantilly, Virginia ⓘ
notableDeath Isaac Stevens ⓘ
Philip Kearny ⓘ
partOf Northern Virginia Campaign ⓘ
precededBy Second Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
relatedEvent Pope’s retreat to Washington ⓘ
Second Battle of Manassas ⓘ
result Inconclusive ⓘ
Strategic Confederate advantage ⓘ
Tactically inconclusive ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicEffect Helped allow Union army to reach Washington defenses ⓘ
tacticalSituation Confederate attempt to flank Union army ⓘ
Union rear-guard action during retreat ⓘ
typeOfEngagement fierce close-quarters fighting ⓘ
minor engagement ⓘ
unionCasualties approximately 1,300 ⓘ
unionForceCommander Maj. Gen. Isaac Stevens ⓘ
Maj. Gen. Philip Kearny ⓘ
linked to: Philip Kearny
weatherCondition heavy rain ⓘ
thunderstorm ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Northern Virginia Campaign → includesBattle → Battle of Chantilly ⓘ
Philip Kearny → participatedIn → Battle of Chantilly ⓘ
Battle of Ox Hill → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Chantilly ⓘ
Battle of Groveton → followedBy → Battle of Chantilly ⓘ
Isaac Ingalls Stevens → diedIn → Battle of Chantilly ⓘ
III Corps (Union Army) → notableEngagement → Battle of Chantilly ⓘ
subject linked to: III Corps
II Corps, Army of Virginia → engagement → Battle of Chantilly ⓘ