✦ History

Part of American Civil War

Battle of Rich Mountain

July 11, 1861 · Randolph County

Result Union victory

Union troops under George McClellan defeated Confederate forces in western Virginia after a flank march led by William Rosecrans. The victory helped secure the region for the Union and raised McClellan's reputation.

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Union

Confederacy

United States
Confederate States of America
George B. McClellan military commander William S. Rosecrans military commander
John Pegram military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
2,000c. 4,900
Casualties
7446
Killed
12
Wounded
49
Strength
1,300c. 1,300
Casualties
88300

Units

16th Ohio Infantry Regiment 1st West Virginia Infantry Regiment 7th Indiana Infantry Regiment
Confederate Army of the Northwest 25th Virginia Infantry Regiment

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