Battle of Chantilly

Battle of Chantilly; (Battle of Ox Hill)
	Part of the American Civil War
	; Death of General Isaac Stevens
Date	September 1, 1862
Location	Fairfax County, Virginia38°51′54″N 77°22′12″W
Result	Inconclusive Union army of Virginia continues withdrawal from Centreville to Washington; Union rearguard suffers heavy casualties;
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Philip Kearny † ; Isaac Stevens †	Stonewall Jackson; J.E.B. Stuart
Units involved
Army of Virginia: III Corps;; IX Corps;	Army of Northern Virginia: Second Corps;
Strength
6,000	20,000
Casualties and losses
1,300	800

The Battle of Chantilly (or Ox Hill, the Confederate name) took place on September 1, 1862, in Fairfax County, Virginia, as the concluding battle of the Northern Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's corps of the Army of Northern Virginia attempted to cut off the line of retreat of the Union Army of Virginia following the Second Battle of Bull Run but was attacked by two Union divisions. During the ensuing battle, Union division commanders Isaac Stevens and Philip Kearny were both killed, but the Union attack halted Jackson's advance.

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