
Summit Point
Cameron's Depot
Jefferson County, WV | Aug 21, 1864
In early August, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan took command of all Union forces in the Shenandoah Valley. As Sheridan concentrated his forces near Charles Town, West Virginia, Maj. Gen. Jubal Early attacked the Federals with two columns on August 21. Early moved east against the Union VI Corps with Brig. Gen. Robert E. Rodes’s infantry division at Cameron's Depot on the Winchester and Potomac Railroad, while Brig. Gen. Richard Anderson struck Union cavalry at Summit Point further south. Early placed artillery at the Richwood Hall plantation and extended his lines north and south. Confederates fired artillery at Sheridan's headquarters at Locust Point, the John and Lucy Packette family home. Some civilians had not yet evacuated the structure, but none were injured. Early's inability to coordinate his separate attacking columns enabled Sheridan to regroup and withdraw his troops to Halltown. Sheridan's campaign was off to a rough start, but by mid-September his victory over Early at Winchester would begin to turn the tide in the Shenandoah Valley.
Summit Point: Featured Resources
West Virginia in the Civil War
Closing the Back Door
The Civil War Animated Map
Military Engagements of the Civil War
Third Winchester - September 19, 1864 - 5pm to Dark
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields
The Battle of Monocacy - July 9, 1864
All battles of the Sheridan's Valley Campaign Campaign
Est. Casualties: 1,000
Est. Casualties: 8,630
Union: 5,020
Confederate: 3,610
Est. Casualties: 1,763
Union: 528
Confederate: 1,235
Est. Casualties: 407
Union: 57
Confederate: 350
Est. Casualties: 8,824
Union: 5,764
Confederate: 3,060