First Battle of Kernstown | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Nathan Kimball | Stonewall Jackson | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
8,500 (estimated)[a][3] | 3,800 (estimated)[a][3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
590 total 118 killed 450 wounded 22 captured or missing[a][4] |
737 total 139 killed 312 wounded 286 captured or missing[a][4] |
The First Battle of Kernstown was fought on March 23, 1862, in Frederick County and Winchester, Virginia during the American Civil War.[4] Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862 was generally a success.[3] However, the First Battle of Kernstown was one his few defeats.[3]
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