Battle of Rich Mountain

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The Battle of Rich Mountain was an early American Civil War engagement in western Virginia in July 1861 that helped secure Union control of the region and elevated several Union commanders’ reputations.

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Battle of Rich Mountain canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
associatedFortification Camp Garnett ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignObjective secure control of western Virginia for the Union ⓘ
commander Brigadier General Robert S. Garnett ⓘ
Brigadier General William S. Rosecrans ⓘ
linked to: William Rosecrans

Major General George B. McClellan ⓘ
linked to: George McClellan
ConfederateCasualties approximately 300 killed, wounded, and captured ⓘ
ConfederateCommander Robert S. Garnett ⓘ
ConfederateStrength approximately 1,300–1,400 troops ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
countyAtTime Randolph County, Virginia ⓘ
date July 11, 1861 ⓘ
earlyWar yes ⓘ
engagementType land battle ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Corrick’s Ford ⓘ
GarnettDistinction Robert S. Garnett was the first general officer killed in the American Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Robert S. Garnett
GarnettFate Robert S. Garnett was killed the next day at Corrick’s Ford ⓘ
location Rich Mountain, Randolph County, western Virginia ⓘ
near Beverly, western Virginia ⓘ
McClellanPromotionConsequence contributed to McClellan’s appointment to command the Army of the Potomac ⓘ
modernCounty Randolph County, West Virginia ⓘ
notableOutcome elevated George B. McClellan’s national reputation ⓘ
enhanced William S. Rosecrans’s reputation ⓘ
partOf Operations in Western Virginia of 1861 ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Philippi ⓘ
presentDayLocation West Virginia, United States ⓘ
linked to: West Virginia
preservedSite Rich Mountain Battlefield ⓘ
primaryConfederateForce Army of the Northwest ⓘ
primaryUnionArmy Army of Occupation (Union) ⓘ
linked to: Army of Occupation
relatedEvent Union campaign to protect the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in western Virginia ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
stateAtTime Virginia, United States ⓘ
linked to: Virginia
strategicConsequence contributed to the eventual creation of the state of West Virginia ⓘ
helped secure Union control of western Virginia ⓘ
tacticalAction Union flank attack led by William S. Rosecrans ⓘ
tacticalResult Confederate defensive position at Camp Garnett turned ⓘ
terrainFeature Rich Mountain pass ⓘ
theater Western Virginia Theater ⓘ
timePeriod early phase of the American Civil War ⓘ
UnionCasualties approximately 46 killed and wounded ⓘ
UnionCommander George B. McClellan ⓘ
linked to: George McClellan

William S. Rosecrans ⓘ
linked to: William Rosecrans
UnionStrength approximately 6,000 troops ⓘ
year 1861 ⓘ

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William Rosecrans → notableBattle → Battle of Rich Mountain ⓘ
Battle of Cheat Mountain → precededBy → Battle of Rich Mountain ⓘ