Battle of McDowell

When

8 May 1862

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

38.32° N, 79.48° W

Description

battle of the American Civil War

Battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of McDowell, also known as the Battle of Sitlington's Hill, was fought on May 8, 1862, near McDowell, Virginia, as part of Confederate Major General Stonewall Jackson's 1862 Shenandoah Valley campaign during the American Civil War. After suffering a tactical defeat at the First Battle of Kernstown, Jackson withdrew to the southern Shenandoah Valley.

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