Battle of Opequon

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The Battle of Opequon, also known as the Third Battle of Winchester, was a major Union victory in the American Civil War’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign fought on September 19, 1864, that helped secure Union control of the region.

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Battle of Opequon canonical 1
Battle of Opequon Creek 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
Union victory
battle
alsoKnownAs Third Battle of Winchester
alternativeName Battle of Opequon Creek
linked to: Battle of Opequon
associatedWith Philip H. Sheridan's 1864 Shenandoah Valley campaign
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaignObjective secure Union control of the Shenandoah Valley
casualtiesLevel heavy on both sides
commander Jubal A. Early
Philip H. Sheridan
linked to: Philip Sheridan
ConfederateCommander Jubal A. Early
ConfederateDivisionCommander John B. Gordon
John C. Breckinridge
Stephen D. Ramseur
ConfederateForce Army of the Valley
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date 1864-09-19
followedBy Battle of Cedar Creek
Battle of Fisher's Hill
front Shenandoah Valley
historicalPeriod American Civil War era
linked to: American Civil War
location Frederick County, Virginia
near Winchester, Virginia
militaryBranch Confederate States Army
Union Army
namedAfter Opequon Creek NERFINISHED
notableUnionCorps VI Corps
VIII Corps
XIX Corps
partOf Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864
Valley Campaigns of 1864
precededBy Second Battle of Kernstown
result Union victory
scale major battle
state Virginia
strategicSignificance helped secure Union control of the Shenandoah Valley
weakened Confederate presence in the Shenandoah Valley
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
UnionCavalryCommander Alfred T. A. Torbert
UnionCommander Philip H. Sheridan
linked to: Philip Sheridan
UnionForce Army of the Shenandoah
UnionObjective defeat Jubal Early's army in the Shenandoah Valley
protect Washington, D.C. from Confederate threats via the Valley
year 1864

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Battle of Opequon alternativeName Battle of Opequon Creek
linked to: Battle of Opequon