Skirmish at Hanging Rock Pass

Skirmish at Hanging Rock Pass
	Part of the American Civil War
Date	September 23–25, 1861
Location	Near Hanging Rocks and Romney, West Virginia
Result	Confederate victory
Belligerents
USA	CSA
Commanders and leaders
Lt-Col. James Cantwell; Capt. John Keys	Col. Angus William McDonald; Maj. Funsten
Units involved
4th Ohio Infantry Regiment; 8th Ohio Infantry Regiment; 3rd West Virginia Infantry Regiment; Ringgold Pennsylvania Cavalry	114th Virginia Militia; 77th Virginia Militia; Hampshire County Militia; 7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment
Strength
1,200+	700+
Casualties and losses
3 killed; 50+ wounded; 5 captured	5+ wounded

The Skirmish at Hanging Rock Pass, also known as the First Battle of Romney , was a Civil War skirmish fought around Romney, West Virginia from September 23–25, 1861, as part of the operations in the Shenandoah Valley.^[1]

^ Sauers, Richard A. (2000). The Devastating Hand of War: Romney, West Virginia During the Civil War. Shepherdstown: The George Tyler Moore Center for the study of the Civil War.

[1] Sauers, Richard A. (2000). The Devastating Hand of War: Romney, West Virginia During the Civil War. Shepherdstown: The George Tyler Moore Center for the study of the Civil War.

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