Second Battle of Winchester

The Second Battle of Winchester was fought between June 13 and June 15, 1863, in Frederick County and Winchester, Virginia as part of the Gettysburg campaign during the American Civil War. As Confederate Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell moved north through the Shenandoah Valley in the direction of Pennsylvania, his corps defeated the Union Army garrison commanded by Major General Robert H. Milroy, who had already received numerous orders to retreat, that he had ignored. The rebel army stormed the heavily fortified union positions around the city, prompting the unionist army to retreat to a fort overlooking the city. This was abandoned in the evening. The rebel army closely pursued the retreating union army, intercepting its line of retreat and causing heavy casualties and chaos among the retreating baggage train and columns of the Union army. A large number of union soldiers and stores were captured in the ensuing rout, though the union commander escaped, in what became one of the worst defeats the union had suffered in the war, prompting the severe censure of the Union general Milroy.

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1863 Second Battle of Winchester

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1756 Battle of Great Cacapon

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1862 First Battle of Kernstown

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1862 Battle of Front Royal

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1862 First Battle of Winchester

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1863 Battle of Charlestown

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1864 Battle of Cool Spring

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1864 Battle of Rutherford's Farm

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1864 Second Battle of Kernstown

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1864 Battle of Guard Hill

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1864 Battle of Strasburg

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1864 Battle of Summit Point

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1864 Battle of Smithfield Crossing

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1864 Battle of Fisher's Hill

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1864 Battle of Berryville

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1864 Battle of Opequon

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1864 Battle of Cedar Creek

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1864 Battle of Kabletown

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Confederate earthworks at Fort Collier. Federal cavalry attacked from the left (north) late in the Battle of Third Winchester. (7721d6b4-5a65-407d-bfc4-7fa985ebc7a4)

Second Winchester Map

Sketch of the second battle of Winchester, June 13th, 14th, and 15th, 1863 LOC 2005625062

Sept. 19th. Crooks Corps storming to the fort. Battle of Opequon- 2nd battle of Winchester LCCN2004660831

Star Fort today, showing perimeter earthworks. (63aa9653-b732-4032-b7f2-242e40dcc1ae)

On the hill to the east stood West Fort. The Louisiana “Tigers” attacked across this field at Second Winchester, July 14th, 1863. (0e54c9f3-79c0-4a1c-be8f-c761cc75b283)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1756	Battle of Great Cacapon	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	First Battle of Kernstown	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Front Royal	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	First Battle of Winchester	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Second Battle of Winchester	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Charlestown	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Cool Spring	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Rutherford's Farm	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Second Battle of Kernstown	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Guard Hill	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Strasburg	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Summit Point	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Smithfield Crossing	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Fisher's Hill	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Berryville	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Opequon	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Cedar Creek	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Kabletown	battle	Wikidata
site	bunker		Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center	office of emergency management, bunker, United States Department of Homeland Security	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Colvin	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Confederate earthworks at Fort Collier. Federal cavalry attacked from the left (north) late in the Battle of Third Winchester. (7721d6b4-5a65-407d-bfc4-7fa985ebc7a4)		Commons
commons	image		Second Winchester Map		Commons
commons	image		Sketch of the second battle of Winchester, June 13th, 14th, and 15th, 1863 LOC 2005625062		Commons
commons	image		Sept. 19th. Crooks Corps storming to the fort. Battle of Opequon- 2nd battle of Winchester LCCN2004660831		Commons
commons	image		Star Fort today, showing perimeter earthworks. (63aa9653-b732-4032-b7f2-242e40dcc1ae)		Commons
commons	image		On the hill to the east stood West Fort. The Louisiana “Tigers” attacked across this field at Second Winchester, July 14th, 1863. (0e54c9f3-79c0-4a1c-be8f-c761cc75b283)		Commons