Battle of Fisher 's Hill - wikipedia Battle of Fisher 's Hill Battle of Fisher 's Hill Part of the American Civil War Battlefields of Fisher 's Hill and Cedar Creek, VA Date September - October, 1864 Location Shenandoah County, Virginia 38 ° 59 ′ 02 '' N 78 ° 23 ′ 45 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.9838 ° N 78.3959 ° W ﻿ / 38.9838 ; - 78.3959 Coordinates : 38 ° 59 ′ 02 '' N 78 ° 23 ′ 45 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.9838 ° N 78.3959 ° W ﻿ / 38.9838 ; - 78.3959 Result Union victory Belligerents United States ( Union ) CSA ( Confederacy ) Commanders and leaders Philip H. Sheridan Jubal Early Units involved Army of the Shenandoah Army of the Valley Strength ∼ 35,000 ( `` present for duty '' ) 29,444 ( engaged ) 9,500 Casualties and losses 528 1,234 Sheridan 's Shenandoah Valley Campaign Guard Hill Summit Point Smithfield Crossing Berryville 3rd Winchester Fisher 's Hill Tom 's Brook Cedar Creek The Battle of Fisher 's Hill was fought September 21 -- 22, 1864, near Strasburg, Virginia, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War. Despite its strong defensive position, the Confederate army of Lt. Gen. Jubal Early was defeated by the Union Army of the Shenandoah, commanded by Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan. Contents 1 Background 1.1 Military situation 2 Opposing forces 2.1 Union 2.2 Confederate 3 Battle 4 Aftermath 5 Battlefield preservation 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 8.1 Memoirs and primary sources 9 External links Background Military situation Main articles : Sheridan 's Shenandoah Valley Campaign ( August -- October 1864 ) and Third Battle of Winchester Further information : Overland Campaign, Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, and American Civil War Sheridan had almost 35,000 men in the Shenandoah Valley opposing Early, with just under 10,000. Early, following the Third Battle of Winchester took a strong position. His right rested on the North Branch of the Shenandoah River. The left flank of his infantry was on Fisher 's Hill. Confederate cavalry was expected to hold the ground from there to Little North Mountain. Maj. Gen. George Crook advised Sheridan to flank this position. His command was assigned to move along the wooded slopes of the mountain to attack the cavalry. Opposing forces Union Further information : Opequon Union order of battle Confederate Further information : Opequon Confederate order of battle Battle Side by side atlas maps of the Battles of Fisher 's Hill and Cedar Creek Section of the battlefield pictured in 2016 Crook 's attack began about 4 p.m. on September 22, 1864. The infantry attack pushed the Confederate troopers out of their way. Maj. Gen. Stephen Dodson Ramseur tried refusing the left flank of his division. Crook and Brig. Gen. James B. Ricketts 's division, of Horatio G. Wright 's VI Corps struck Ramseur 's line, pushing it in. Wright 's remaining divisions and XIX Corps broke the Southern line. Aftermath The Confederates fell back to Waynesboro, Virginia. Brig. Gen. Alfred Torbert was sent into the Luray Valley with 6,000 cavalrymen to force his way through the 1,200 Confederate cavalrymen under Brigadier General Williams Wickham. Torbert was then supposed to move through the New Market and Luray Gap in Massanutten Mountain and come up behind Early and cut - off his retreat at Fisher 's Hill. Torbert fell back after making a token effort against Wickham 's force at Milford ( present day Overall ) and Early escaped. Four Union Army enlisted men and one officer received the Medal of Honor in the action at Fisher 's Hill. Private James Connors, 43rd New York Infantry Private John Creed, 23rd Illinois Infantry Private George G. Moore, 11th West Virginia Infantry Sergeant Sylvester D. Rhodes, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry First Lieutenant Edward N. Whittier, 5th Battery Maine Light Artillery Battlefield preservation The Civil War Trust ( a division of the American Battlefield Trust ) and its partners have acquired and preserved 362 acres ( 1.46 km ) of the battlefield. The preserved portion of the battlefield is marked by trails and interpretive signs. See also American Civil War portal Troop engagements of the American Civil War, 1864 List of costliest American Civil War land battles List of American Civil War battles Army of West Virginia Jackson 's Valley Campaign Notes Jump up ^ National Park Service. Jump up ^ Further information : Official Records, Series I, Volume XLIII, Part 1, pages 107 - 112. Jump up ^ Further information : Official Records, Series I, Volume XLIII, Part 1, pages 1002 - 1003. Jump up ^ 40,000 ( at Third Battle of Winchester ) - 5,000 casualties ( Third Battle of Winchester ) ; Further information : Official Records, Series I, Volume XLIII, Part 1, page 61 and pages 112 - 119. Jump up ^ Further information : Official Records, Series I, Volume XLIII, Part 1, page 1011. Jump up ^ Further information : Official Records, Series I, Volume XLIII, Part 1, pages 120 - 124. Jump up ^ Further information : Official Records, Series I, Volume XLIII, Part 1, page 557. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) American Battlefield Trust `` Saved Land '' webpage. Accessed May 25, 2018. Jump up ^ ( 2 ) American Battlefield Trust Fisher 's Hill Battlefield page. Accessed May 28, 2018. References National Park Service battle description CWSAC Report Update and Resurvey : Individual Battlefield Profiles Memoirs and primary sources Early, Jubal A. A Memoir of the Last Year of the War for Independence in the Confederate States of America. Edited by Gary W. Gallagher. Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, 2001. ISBN 1 - 57003 - 450 - 8. Sheridan, Philip Henry. Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, General, United States Army in Two Volumes, Vol. II. New York, New York : Charles L. 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Question: who won the battle of fisher's hill
Answer: the Union Army of the Shenandoah, commanded by Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan