The Battle of McDowell

Heart of the Battlefield

The Confederate 12th Georgia Infantry Regiment held this exposed crest overlooking McDowell. Milroy’s Union troops assaulted this hilltop from two directions – on the left and the right. The Confederates held their ground against repeated attacks and ...

The Battle of McDowell

Union Troops Attack Jackson

Major General Edward Johnson commanded the Confederates on the crest overlooking the town of McDowell. Johnson spread his line along the hilltop, anchoring his right flank on the knoll to your right. Stonewall Jackson remained in the ...

The Battle of McDowell

Confederates Climb Sitlington's Hill

“… (The 31st Virginia] came close to the 3rd and saluted them, and called them by name, and proceeded with the slaughter.”

Andrew Price, 3rd Virginia

Most of Stonewall Jackson’s Confederates climbed Sitlington’s Hill through a ravine off to ...

The Battle of McDowell

May 8, 1862

In the spring of 1862 Confederate fortunes seemed to have gone from bad to worse. Union forces had won several key battles in the West, while the U.S. Navy was establishing its coastal blockade and Major General George ...

The Battle of McDowell

Heart of the Battlefield

The Confederate 12th Georgia Infantry Regiment held this exposed crest overlooking McDowell. Milroy’s Union troops assaulted this hilltop from two directions – on the left and the right. The Confederates held their ground against repeated attacks and ...

Commemorating The Battle Of McDowell

May 8, 1862

Federals in action 4000, killed and wounded 256.

Confederates in action 2500, killed and wounded 498.

Confederate Officers Killed

Captains Lieutentants

Samuel Dawson John K. Goldwire

William L. Furlow William A. Massey

John McMillan William H. Turpin

James W. Patterson James T. Woodward

All of the ...