Valley Campaign of 1862

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American Civil War campaign military campaign

The Valley Campaign of 1862 was Confederate General Stonewall Jackson’s famed Civil War offensive in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, noted for its rapid maneuvers and strategic impact far beyond its small scale.

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Label Occurrences
Valley Campaign of 1862 canonical 9
Jackson's Valley Campaign 7
Jackson’s Valley Campaign 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War campaign ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
surface form: Jackson’s Valley Campaign
battle Battle of Cross Keys ⓘ
Battle of Front Royal ⓘ
Battle of McDowell ⓘ
Battle of Port Republic ⓘ
First Battle of Kernstown ⓘ
First Battle of Winchester ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
campaignObjective defend the Shenandoah Valley as a Confederate breadbasket ⓘ
relieve pressure on Richmond and the Confederate capital region ⓘ
threaten Washington, D.C. by operating in the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
casualtiesApproximate about 2300 Confederate casualties ⓘ
about 5800 Union casualties ⓘ
commander Richard S. Ewell ⓘ
Stonewall Jackson ⓘ
surface form: Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country Confederate States of America ⓘ
dateOfFirstBattle 1862-03-23 ⓘ
dateOfLastBattle 1862-06-09 ⓘ
endDate 1862-06-09 ⓘ
forceSizeConfederate about 17000 soldiers ⓘ
forceSizeUnion about 52000 soldiers ⓘ
historicalSignificance considered a classic study in maneuver warfare ⓘ
enhanced Stonewall Jackson’s reputation as a brilliant field commander ⓘ
involvedUnit Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate) ⓘ
surface form: Army of the Valley

Jackson’s Valley District ⓘ
location Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
namedAfter Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
notableFor Jackson’s aggressive operational leadership ⓘ
rapid maneuvers ⓘ
use of interior lines ⓘ
opponent United States of America ⓘ
opposingCommander James Shields ⓘ
John C. Frémont ⓘ
Nathaniel P. Banks ⓘ
partOf Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
startDate 1862-03-23 ⓘ
strategicEffect diverted Union troops from the Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
prevented Union concentration against Richmond in spring 1862 ⓘ
tied down multiple Union armies in the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
tactic rapid marches ⓘ
surprise attacks on separated Union forces ⓘ
use of terrain for concealment and movement ⓘ
theaterCommander Robert E. Lee ⓘ

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Stonewall Jackson → notableWork → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
Shenandoah Valley → wasSiteOf → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Valley Campaigns of 1862
Stonewall → notableBattle → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
subject surface form: Stonewall Jackson
this entity surface form: Valley Campaign
Valley Campaign of 1862 → alsoKnownAs → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jackson’s Valley Campaign
Thomas → notableFor → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Valley Campaigns of 1864 → precededBy → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jackson’s Valley Campaign
Brigadier General Harry T. Hays → participatedIn → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
subject surface form: Harry T. Hays
Richard S. Ewell → participatedIn → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia → engagement → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
Shenandoah Valley campaigns of the American Civil War → notableSubcampaign → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jackson's Valley Campaign
First Battle of Kernstown → partOf → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jackson's Valley Campaign
First Battle of Kernstown → partOf → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
First Battle of Kernstown → timePeriod → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Civil War, 1862
Battle of Port Republic → partOf → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jackson's Valley Campaign
Battle of Port Republic → timePeriod → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Civil War, 1862 Valley Campaign
Jackson’s Valley District → knownFor → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
Jackson’s Valley District → campaign → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
First Battle of Winchester → partOf → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jackson's Valley Campaign
First Battle of Winchester → campaign → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862
Battle of McDowell → partOf → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jackson's Valley Campaign
Battle of McDowell → campaign → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
Battle of McDowell → associatedWith → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862
Battle of Front Royal → partOf → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jackson's Valley Campaign
Battle of Cross Keys → partOf → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jackson's Valley Campaign
Battle of Cross Keys → supportedOperationOf → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stonewall Jackson's Shenandoah Valley operations
Battle of Cedar Mountain → precededBy → Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jackson’s Valley Campaign