Battle of Port Republic

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The Battle of Port Republic was a key 1862 American Civil War engagement in which Confederate General Stonewall Jackson defeated Union forces, helping secure Confederate control of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Port Republic
artilleryCapturedApprox 9 Union guns
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States of America
campaignObjective to prevent Union forces from reinforcing the Peninsula Campaign against Richmond
casualties heavy on both sides
combatant Confederate States Army
surface form: Confederate Army

Union Army
commander Erastus B. Tyler
Samuel W. Carroll
Stonewall Jackson
surface form: Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
confederateCasualtiesApprox about 800
confederateForcesComposition infantry, artillery, and cavalry of Jackson's Valley Army
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date June 9, 1862
engagementType offensive battle by Confederates
followedBy Seven Days Battles
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
geographicalFeature Blue Ridge Mountains
surface form: Blue Ridge Mountains vicinity
impact contributed to keeping Union forces away from Richmond in mid-1862
location Port Republic, Virginia
Rockingham County, Virginia
near Port Republic bridge
notableLeader Charles Winder
Richard S. Ewell
objectiveOfJackson to defeat Union forces in detail in the Shenandoah Valley
opposingForce Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate)
surface form: Army of the Valley

Union forces from the Mountain Department
partOf Valley Campaign of 1862
surface form: Jackson's Valley Campaign
precededBy Battle of Cross Keys
primaryConfederateCommanderRank Major General
result Confederate victory
river South Fork Shenandoah River
surface form: South Fork of the Shenandoah River
state Virginia
strategicImportance secured Confederate control of the southern Shenandoah Valley
strategicOutcome ended the 1862 Valley Campaign in Confederate favor
tactics Confederate flank attack on Union right
theater Shenandoah Valley
timePeriod Valley Campaign of 1862
surface form: American Civil War, 1862 Valley Campaign
unionCasualtiesApprox about 1,000
unionForcesComposition brigades from Shields's division
unionPrisonersTakenApprox about 450
year 1862

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Valley Campaign of 1862 battle Battle of Port Republic
Jackson’s Valley District engagement Battle of Port Republic
First Battle of Winchester followedBy Battle of Port Republic
Battle of Cross Keys followedBy Battle of Port Republic