Battle of McDowell - Wikipedia
WEBThe Battle of McDowell, also known as the Battle of Sitlington's Hill, was fought on May 8, 1862, near McDowell, Virginia, as part of Confederate Major General Stonewall Jackson's 1862 Shenandoah Valley campaign during the American Civil War.
McDowell Battle Facts and Summary - American Battlefield Trust
WEBHighland County, VA | May 8, 1862. Joining forces with Brig. Gen. Edward "Allegheny" Johnson's Army of the Northwest in early May, 1862, Maj. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson moved to McDowell, Virginia to intercept the army of Maj. Gen. John C. Fremont gathering west of there.
Battle of McDowell, Summary, Facts, Significance, 1862
WEBMar 16, 2024 · The Battle of McDowell — also called the Battle of Sitlington’s Hill — took place on May 8, 1862, and was a significant engagement in Stonewall Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862.
The Battle of McDowell — Shenandoah Valley Battlefields …
WEBThe Battle of McDowell was the first Confederate victory during Stonewall Jackson’s 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign. It relieved pressure on Richmond and saved the "Breadbasket of the Confederacy”.
McDowell, Battle of - Encyclopedia Virginia
WEBFeb 12, 2021 · The Battle of McDowell, fought May 8, 1862, was a costly but important Confederate victory that came near the beginning of Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson ‘s brilliant Shenandoah Valley Campaign during the American Civil War (1861–1865).
Battle of McDowell (U.S. National Park Service) - NPS
WEBAt 4:30 p.m. on May 8, 1862, five Union regiments, some 2,500 infantrymen, supported by artillery, moved out, crossed the Bull Pasture River, and began marching up Sitlington Hill. It was not easy.
Battle of McDowell (May 8, 1862) Summary & Facts - Totally History
WEBThe Battle of McDowell, otherwise referred to as “Sitlington’s Hill,” was a historical battle fought on the 8th of May, 1862. The battle occurred in Highland County, which was situated in Virginia.
McDowell - American Battlefield Trust
WEBMay 8, 1862. Battle of McDowell. In late March and April of 1862, after his withdrawal from the Kernstown battlefield outside Winchester, Maj. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson moved south up the Shenandoah Valley as the Union forces facing him under Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Banks was reinforced.
Battle of McDowell - Ohio Civil War
WEBFought on May 8, 1862, the Battle of McDowell was the second engagement and first Confederate victory of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862. In the spring of 1862, Major General George McClellan was preparing to launch his much-anticipated Peninsula Campaign against the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia.
The Battle of McDowell
WEBMay 8, 1862 in McDowell, Virginia. The Battle of McDowell, also known as the Battle of Sitlington's Hill, was fought as part of Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign. It followed Jackson's tactical defeat, but strategic victory, at the Battle of Kernstown (First).