Battle of Summit Point

•       Location: West Virginia

•       Year: 1864

•       Campaign: Sheridan's Valley Campaign

•       Begin Date: August 21, 1864

•       End Date: August 21, 1864

As Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan concentrated his army near Charles Town, Lt. Gen. Jubal Early and Maj. Gen. Richard Anderson attacked the Federals with converging columns on August 21. Early moved east via Smithfield against the Union VI Corps. Anderson struck north against Wilson's Union cavalry at Summit Point. There was cavalry fighting near Berryville. The Federals fought effective delaying actions, withdrawing to near Halltown on the following day.

"Sheridan's campaign in the Valley of the Shenandoah--Battle of Summit Point, Sunday, August 21st, 1864." From Frank Leslie's Scenes and Portraits of the Civil War (1894)