Battle of Port Republic

Battle of Port Republic
Part of the American Civil War
Date June 9, 1862 (1862-06-09) Location Rockingham County, Virginia Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	Confederate States (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Erastus B. Tyler	Stonewall Jackson Stapleton Crutchfield Thomas T. Munford
Strength
3,500 [1]	6,000 [1]
Casualties and losses
1,002 [1]	816 [1]

The Battle of Port Republic was fought on June 9, 1862, in Rockingham County, Virginia, as part of Confederate Army Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War. Port Republic was a fierce contest between two equally determined foes and was the most costly battle fought by Jackson's Army of the Valley during its campaign. Together, the battles of Cross Keys (fought the previous day) and Port Republic were the decisive victories in Jackson's Valley Campaign, forcing the Union armies to retreat and leaving Jackson free to reinforce Gen. Robert E. Lee for the Seven Days Battles outside Richmond, Virginia.