Battle of Cedar Mountain

38°24′05″N 78°03′57″W / 38.4014°N 78.0658°W / 38.4014; -78.0658

Battle of Cedar Mountain (Battle of Slaughter's Mountain)
Part of the American Civil War
Gordon's and Crawford's Brigades driving the Confederate forces from the woods at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
Date August 9, 1862 (1862-08-09) Location Culpeper County, Virginia 38°24′N 78°04′W / 38.40°N 78.07°W / 38.40; -78.07 Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Nathaniel P. Banks	Stonewall Jackson
Units involved
Army of Virginia	Army of Northern Virginia
Strength
8,030[1]	16,868[1]
Casualties and losses
2,353 total: 314 killed 1,445 wounded 594 missing[1]	1,338 total: 231 killed 1,107 wounded[1]
class=notpageimage| Location of the battle in Virginia

The Battle of Cedar Mountain, also known as Slaughter's Mountain or Cedar Run, took place on August 9, 1862, in Culpeper County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. Union forces under Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks^[2] attacked Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson near Cedar Mountain as the Confederates marched on Culpeper Court House to forestall a Union advance into central Virginia. After nearly being driven from the field in the early part of the battle, a Confederate counterattack broke the Union lines resulting in a Confederate victory. The battle was the first combat of the Northern Virginia campaign.