May 8, 1862 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign: The Battle of McDowell
May 8, 1862 The Battle of McDowell Highland County, Virginia Brig. Generals Robert H Milroy and Robert C. Schenck ( Union skirmishers from the 32nd Ohio Infantry , 73rd Ohio Infantry , and 3rd West Virginia Infantry ; some units from CT too) vs. Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jackson ( a brigade of five regiments of infantry and two artillery batteries commanded by Brigadier General Charles S. Winder , a brigade of three infantry regiments, an infantry battalion, and two artillery batteries commanded by Colonel John A. Campbell , and a brigade of three infantry regiments and one artillery battery commanded by Brigadier General William B. Taliaferro ) ; reinforced by Brig. Gen. Edward "Allegheny" Johnson ( brigade of three infantry regiments commanded by Colonel Zephaniah T. Conner and a second brigade of three infantry regiments commanded by Colonel William C. Scott , a ll from Virginia , except for one Georgia re...