Battle of Cross Keys

Battle of Cross Keys
Part of the American Civil War

The battle of Cross Keys by Edwin Forbes, June 7, 1862
DateJune 8, 1862 (1862-06-08)
Location
Rockingham County, Virginia
38°21′28″N 78°50′38″W / 38.3579°N 78.8438°W / 38.3579; -78.8438
Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America Confederate States (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
John C. Frémont Richard S. Ewell
Strength
11,500[1] 5,800[2]
Casualties and losses
684
(114 killed;
443 wounded;
127 missing)[3]		 287
(42 killed;
230 wounded;
15 missing)[3]

The Battle of Cross Keys was fought on June 8, 1862, in Rockingham County, Virginia, as part of Confederate Army Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War. Together, the battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic the following day were the decisive victories in Jackson's Valley Campaign, forcing the Union armies to retreat and leaving Jackson free to reinforce Gen. Robert E. Lee for the Seven Days Battles outside Richmond, Virginia.

  1. ^ Salmon, p. 49.
  2. ^ Salmon, p. 49; National Park Service battle summary Archived April 9, 2005, at the Wayback Machine. Krick, p. 49, states "about 5,000". Eicher, p. 265, and Esposito, text for map 53, state 6,500. The NPS report on battlefield condition Archived April 19, 2005, at the Wayback Machine states 8,500.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NPSreport was invoked but never defined (see the help page).