Battle of Chantilly

Battle of Chantilly
(Battle of Ox Hill)
Part of the American Civil War

Death of General Isaac Stevens
DateSeptember 1, 1862 (1862-09-01)
Location
Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.
38°51′54″N 77°22′12″W / 38.86500°N 77.37000°W / 38.86500; -77.37000
Result

Inconclusive

  • Union army of Virginia continues withdrawal from Centreville to Washington
  • Union rearguard suffers heavy casualties
Belligerents
 United States (Union)  CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Philip Kearny †
Isaac Stevens †		 Stonewall Jackson
J.E.B. Stuart
Units involved

Army of Virginia:

Army of Northern Virginia:

Strength
6,000[1] 20,000[1]
Casualties and losses
1,300[2] 800[2]

The Battle of Chantilly (or Ox Hill, the Confederate name) took place on September 1, 1862, in Fairfax County, Virginia, as the concluding battle of the Northern Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's corps of the Army of Northern Virginia attempted to cut off the line of retreat of the Union Army of Virginia following the Second Battle of Bull Run but was attacked by two Union divisions. During the ensuing battle, Union division commanders Isaac Stevens and Philip Kearny were both killed, but the Union attack halted Jackson's advance.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference cwsac was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Salmon, p. 154.