Battle of New Market
The Civil War In4 Minutes
In May 1864, as part of a major Union offensive, General Ulysses S. Grant ordered General Sigel to move up the Shenandoah Valley cutting the rail lines utilized by Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Meanwhile, to oppose the Federals, Breckenridge collected a scratch force of two infantry brigades, one cavalry brigade, and a battalion of cadets from the Virginia Military Institute.
Topic(s):
Related Battles
Battle Facts
Shenandoah County, VA | May 15, 1864
Result: Confederate Victory
Estimated Casualties
1,372
Union
841
841
Confed.
531
531