There are 676 users online
You can register for a user account here.
Login
Military Photos
Main Menu
Online
Library of Congress
Past Articles
Military Quotes
If we cannot secure our needs for survival on the basis of law and justice, then we must be ready to secure them with army in our hands. -- Mihaly Karolyi |
Winchester, Second, 1863(202 total words in this text)(1982 Reads)  Other Names: None Location: Frederick County and Winchester Campaign: Gettysburg Campaign (June-August 1863) Date(s): June 13-15, 1863 Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. Robert Milroy [US]; Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell [CS] Forces Engaged: 19,500 total (US 7,000; CS 12,500) Estimated Casualties: 4,709 total (US 4,443; CS 266) Description: After the Battle of Brandy Station, June 9, 1863, Lee ordered the II Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, under Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell, to clear the lower Shenandoah Valley of Union opposition. Ewell?s columns converged on Winchester?s garrison commanded by Brig. Gen. Robert Milroy. After fighting on the afternoon of June 13 and the capture of West Fort by the Louisiana Brigade on June 14, Milroy abandoned his entrenchments after dark in an attempt to reach Charles Town. ?Allegheny? Johnson?s division conducted a night flanking march and before daylight of the 15th cut off Milroy?s retreat just north of Winchester at Stephenson?s Depot. More than 2,400 Federals surrendered. This Confederate victory cleared the Valley of Union troops and opened the door for Lee?s second invasion of the North. Result(s):Confederate victory |
Military History
Forum Posts
This Day in History
1775:
American troops capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British.
1796: Napoleon Bonaparte wins a brilliant victory against the Austrians at Lodi bridge in Italy. 1857: The Bengal Army in India revolts against the British. 1861: Union troops and civilians riot in St. Louis. 1862: The Battle of Plum Run Bend, Tennessee takes place. 1863: General Thomas J. Jackson dies of pneumonia a week after losing his arm when his own troops accidentally fired on him during the Battle of Chancellorsville. 1865: Union cavalry troops capture Confederate President Jefferson Davis near Irvinville, Georgia. 1917: Allied ships get destroyer escorts to fend off German attacks in the Atlantic. 1940: As Germany invades Holland and Belgium, Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Great Britain. 1941: Englands House of Commons is destroyed during the worst of the London Blitz as 550 German bombers drop 100,000 incendiary bombs. |
