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