Battle of Rich Mountain

Battle of Rich Mountain
Part of the American Civil War
DateJuly 11, 1861
Location
Randolph County, Virginia (now West Virginia)
38°51′58″N 79°56′02″W / 38.86611°N 79.93389°W / 38.86611; -79.93389
Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
George B. McClellan
William S. Rosecrans		 John Pegram Surrendered
Strength
7,000 1,300
Casualties and losses
46

300

550 including General Pegram surrendered next day

The Battle of Rich Mountain took place on July 11, 1861, in Randolph County, Virginia (now West Virginia) as part of the Operations in Western Virginia Campaign during the American Civil War.[1][2]

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