Battle of Cross Keys: Ambush of the 8th New York
June 8, 1862
Historian Bob Krick recalls the ambush of the 8th New York at the Battle of Cross Keys in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. The heavy losses of the 8th New York at Cross Keys amounted to almost half of the total Federal losses at this 1862 battle.
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Rockingham County, VA | June 8, 1862
Result: Confederate Victory
Estimated Casualties
972
Union
684
684
Confed.
288
288