Battle of Greenbrier River

Battle of Greenbrier River
	Part of the American Civil War
Date	October 3, 1861 (163 years ago)
Location	Pocahontas County, Virginia ; (present-day West Virginia)38°32′03″N 79°46′04″W / 38.53417°N 79.76778°W
Result	Inconclusive
Belligerents
United States (Union)	Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
Brig. Gen. Joseph Reynolds	Brig. Gen. Henry Jackson
Strength
5,000	1,800
Casualties and losses
8 killed ; 35 wounded	6 killed ; 33 wounded ; 13 missing
	Greenbrier River class=notpageimage\| Location within West Virginia

The Battle of Greenbrier River, also known as the Battle of Camp Bartow, took place on October 3, 1861 in Pocahontas County, Virginia (present-day West Virginia) as part of the Western Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War.^[2]

^ Lesser, 2004, p. 233, wrote that the battle "was a rare victory for Confederates in Western Virginia" although "Reynolds...also claimed success." Newell, 1996, p. 246, wrote that "the encounter had little immediate impact" but also calls it an "unsuccessful foray" by Reynolds. Poland, 2006, pp. 311-312, gives a more nuanced interpretation describing the reactions of both commanders as claiming success.
^ National Park Service. Battle Summary [1] Retrieved October 3, 2016.

[1] Lesser, 2004, p. 233, wrote that the battle "was a rare victory for Confederates in Western Virginia" although "Reynolds...also claimed success." Newell, 1996, p. 246, wrote that "the encounter had little immediate impact" but also calls it an "unsuccessful foray" by Reynolds. Poland, 2006, pp. 311-312, gives a more nuanced interpretation describing the reactions of both commanders as claiming success.

[NPS-BS-2] National Park Service. Battle Summary [1] Retrieved October 3, 2016.

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