Battle of Fisher’s Hill

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The Battle of Fisher’s Hill was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley in which Union forces under Philip Sheridan decisively defeated Confederate troops, helping secure Union control of the region.

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Battle of Fisher’s Hill canonical 4
Battle of Fisher's Hill 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Fisher’s Hill
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States of America
surface form: United States (Union)
campaignObjective secure Union control of the Shenandoah Valley
category 1864 in Virginia
Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia
combatant Confederate States Army
surface form: Confederate Army

Union Army
commander Major General Jubal A. Early
surface form: Jubal A. Early

Philip Sheridan
surface form: Philip H. Sheridan
ConfederateCasualties approximately 1,200
ConfederateCommander Major General Jubal A. Early
surface form: Jubal A. Early
ConfederateCommanderSubordinate Gabriel C. Wharton
John B. Gordon
Stephen D. Ramseur
ConfederateDivisionEngaged divisions of the Army of the Valley
ConfederateForce Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate)
surface form: Army of the Valley
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date September 21–22, 1864
endDate 1864-09-22
followedBy Battle of Tom’s Brook
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
geographicalFeature Fisher’s Hill
locatedIn Shenandoah Valley
nearbySettlement Strasburg, Virginia
notableOutcome forced Confederate retreat up the Shenandoah Valley
partOf Shenandoah Valley campaigns of the American Civil War
surface form: Shenandoah Valley Campaign

Valley Campaigns of 1864
place near Strasburg, Virginia
precededBy Battle of Winchester (Third Battle of Winchester)
surface form: Third Battle of Winchester
result Union victory
startDate 1864-09-21
state Virginia
strategicSignificance helped secure Union control of the Shenandoah Valley
strengthConfederate approximately 9,500–10,000 soldiers
strengthUnion approximately 29,000 soldiers
tacticalDescription Union flank attack on Confederate left
UnionCasualties approximately 400
UnionCommander Philip Sheridan
surface form: Philip H. Sheridan
UnionCommanderSubordinate George Crook
Horatio G. Wright
William H. Emory
UnionCorpsEngaged VI Corps
VIII Corps
XIX Corps
UnionForce Army of the Shenandoah
year 1864

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Philip Sheridan notableBattle Battle of Fisher’s Hill
Valley Campaigns of 1864 involves Battle of Fisher’s Hill
Shenandoah Valley campaigns of the American Civil War notableBattle Battle of Fisher’s Hill
this entity surface form: Battle of Fisher's Hill
Battle of Cedar Creek precededBy Battle of Fisher’s Hill
Battle of Winchester (Third Battle of Winchester) followedBy Battle of Fisher’s Hill
this entity surface form: Battle of Fisher's Hill
Army of the Shenandoah engagedInBattle Battle of Fisher’s Hill