battle, nineteenth century
Battle of McDowell
Battle of McDowell was a battle fought on 8 May 1862 at Highland County, in what is now Virginia, United States. It was part of the American Civil War, which ran from 1861 to 1865. The recorded result: Confederate victory. Recorded strength: 6,0006,500 against 6,0009,000.
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Record
| Date | 8 May 1862 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Highland County, Virginia, United States 38.325N, 79.475W | |
| Part of | American Civil War (1861 to 1865) | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Confederate victory | |
| Belligerents | United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) |
| Commanders | Robert H. Milroy; Robert C. Schenck | Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson; Edward Johnson |
| Strength | 6,0006,500 | 6,0009,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 256259 | 500532 |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Camp Allegheny 1861, 27 km
- Battle of Greenbrier River 1861, 35 km
- Battle of Cheat Mountain 1861, 48 km
- Battle of Piedmont 1864, 52 km
- Battle of Good's Farm 1862, 54 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Eltham's Landing 7 May 1862
- After: Second Battle of Dragoon Springs 9 May 1862
- All 501 engagements of American Civil War
Elsewhere in 1862
- Battle of Antietam United States
- Second Battle of Bull Run United States
- Battle of Shiloh United States
- Battle of Puebla Mexico
- Battle of South Mountain United States
Battle of McDowell is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,031 in present-day United States (162 in Virginia).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q855913, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of McDowell, revision 1370449390, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.