In the summer of 1862, Federal Gen. John Pope threatened retaliation against Southern civilians who tried to thwart the efforts of his new army, prompting Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to order Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, "I want Pope to be suppressed." Outnumbered by Pope's forces, Jackson sought a chance to strike an isolated part of the Union command and found it at Cedar Mountain on August 9, 1862. Jackson's force of 22,000 men advanced north along the Culpeper Road and encountered Federal Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks with 12,000 soldiers blocking the road three-quarters of a mile ahead. Jackson quickly formed his men along Crittenden Lane, anchoring the position on the shelf of Cedar Mountain, and an artillery duel began as the Confederates moved into place. Near the gate at this end of Crittenden Lane, Confederate Gen. Charles S. Winder was mortally wounded when a shell lacerated his abdomen. About 5 p.m., Federal infantry attacked; Jackson easily repulsed the assault on his center, but on his left Federal Gen. Samuel W. Crawford struck before Confederate preparations were complete and shattered the line. At the gate, Jackson rode into the midst of the desperate struggle, and one observer said, "The escape of Jackson from death was miraculous. He was in the thickest of the combat." Waving his sword, rusted to his scabbard, and crying, "Jackson is with you," he rallied his men. The timely arrival of reinforcements stabilized the line and then drove the Federals back toward Culpeper. The Confederates suffered about 1,400 casualties, and Union losses were about 2,500.