38°57′11″N 78°12′0.5″W / 38.95306°N 78.200139°W
| Battle of Guard Hill | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
 Sketch of Action by Jedediah Hotchkiss. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States (Union) |
 CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Thomas C. Devin | William Wofford | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Brigades | Brigades | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 71 | 480 | ||||||
The Battle of Guard Hill, Battle of Crooked Run, Battle of Cedarville, or the Battle of Front Royal took place on August 16, 1864, in Warren County, Virginia as part of Philip H. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign of the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Richard H. Anderson were sent from Petersburg to reinforce Early. Brig. Gen. Wesley Merritt's Union cavalry division surprised the Confederate columns while they were crossing the Shenandoah River, capturing about 300. The Confederates rallied and advanced, gradually pushing back Merritt's men to Cedarville. The battle was inconclusive.[1]