Battle of Shepherdstown
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The Battle of Shepherdstown was a minor but strategically important American Civil War engagement in September 1862, marking the Confederate rearguard action as Robert E. Lee’s army withdrew across the Potomac River after the Maryland Campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Shepherdstown canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Boteler’s Ford
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surface form:
Battle of Blackford’s Ford
Battle of Boteler’s Ford ⓘ |
| artilleryUsed | Confederate artillery on bluffs above Boteler’s Ford ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
Union (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
|
| campaignTheater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy for size of engagement ⓘ |
| combatant |
Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| commander |
A.P. Hill
ⓘ
surface form:
A. P. Hill
Fitz John Porter ⓘ George McClellan ⓘ
surface form:
George B. McClellan
Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Shepherdstown Battlefield ⓘ |
| ConfederateCasualtiesApproximate | about 300 total (killed, wounded, missing) ⓘ |
| ConfederateObjective | to protect Army of Northern Virginia’s withdrawal from Maryland ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentState | West Virginia ⓘ |
| date | September 19–20, 1862 ⓘ |
| endDate | September 20, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy | relative lull in operations in the Eastern Theater in late 1862 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of Shepherdstown Battlefield ⓘ |
| location |
Boteler’s Ford
ⓘ
Potomac River ⓘ near Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States ⓘ |
| month | September 1862 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | severe losses of 5th New York Infantry during Union withdrawal ⓘ |
| notableUnit | 5th New York Infantry (Duryee’s Zouaves) ⓘ |
| partOf | Maryland Campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Antietam ⓘ |
| result |
Confederate victory
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Union forces repulsed from Virginia side of Potomac ⓘ |
| riverCrossing | Potomac River ⓘ |
| startDate | September 19, 1862 ⓘ |
| stateAtTime | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
covered Confederate retreat from Maryland after the Battle of Antietam
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discouraged further Union pursuit into Virginia after Antietam ⓘ marked the end of the 1862 Maryland Campaign ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | high bluffs on Virginia side of Potomac ⓘ |
| type | rearguard action ⓘ |
| UnionCasualtiesApproximate | about 360 total (killed, wounded, missing) ⓘ |
| UnionObjective | to destroy or capture Confederate rearguard and artillery across the Potomac ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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