First Battle of Kernstown

First Battle of Kernstown
Part of the American Civil War
DateMarch 23, 1862 (1862-03-23)
Location
Result Union tactical victory, Confederate strategic victory
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
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]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Civil War Casualties". Civil War Trust. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. "Civil War Casualties". HistoryNet. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Kernstown". Civil War Trust. Retrieved 8 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kati Singel. "The Battle of Kernstown". Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Retrieved 8 September 2016.


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