Battle of Boonsboro

Battle of Boonsboro
Part of the American Civil War
DateJuly 8, 1863
Location
Washington County, Maryland
39°31′31″N 77°39′48″W / 39.5254°N 77.6632°W / 39.5254; -77.6632
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
 United States (Union)  CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Alfred Pleasonton J.E.B. Stuart
Strength
Divisions Divisions
Casualties and losses
100[1]
Gettysburg Campaign (July 5–14)
  Confederate
  Union
Map of Boonsboro Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program.

The Battle of Boonsboro took place on July 8, 1863, in Washington County, Maryland, as part of the Retreat from Gettysburg during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War.

While Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia retreated toward Virginia following its defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate cavalry held the South Mountain passes. The cavalry fought a rearguard action against elements of the Union 1st and 3rd Cavalry Divisions and supporting infantry. This action was one of a series of successive cavalry engagements around Boonsboro, Hagerstown, and Williamsport.[1]

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