Battle of Guard Hill

38°57′11″N 78°12′0.5″W / 38.95306°N 78.200139°W / 38.95306; -78.200139

Battle of Guard Hill
Part of the American Civil War
Sketch of Action by Jedediah Hotchkiss.
Date August 16, 1864 (1864-08-16) Location Warren County, Virginia Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Thomas C. Devin	William Wofford
Strength
Brigades	Brigades
Casualties and losses
71	480

The Battle of Guard Hill, Battle of Crooked Run, Battle of Cedarville, or the Battle of Front Royal took place on August 16, 1864, in Warren County, Virginia as part of Philip H. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign of the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Richard H. Anderson were sent from Petersburg to reinforce Early. Brig. Gen. Wesley Merritt's Union cavalry division surprised the Confederate columns while they were crossing the Shenandoah River, capturing about 300. The Confederates rallied and advanced, gradually pushing back Merritt's men to Cedarville. The battle was inconclusive.^[1]