Civil War Battles Fought in West Virginia This file was submitted by Linda Cunningham Fluharty, E-mail address: This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the WVGenWeb Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm From: MYERS' HISTORY OF WEST VIRGINIA, Volume II, Chapter XXXVIII, pages 390-394. Compiled by S. Myers, 1915. Published by The Wheeling News Lithograph Company. Contributed by Linda Cunningham Fluharty. CIVIL WAR BATTLES FOUGHT IN WEST VIRGINIA Battle Place - County - Date Philippi - Barbour - June 3, 1861 New Creek - Grant - June 17, 1861 Falling Waters - Jefferson - July 3, 1861 Buckhannon - Upshur - July 6, 1861 Belington - Barbour - July 8, 1861 Laurel Hill - Barbour - July 8, 1861 Rich Mountain - Randolph - July 11, 1861 Red House - Putnam - July 12, 1861 Beverly - Randolph - July 12, 1861 Barboursville - Cabell - July 14, 1861 Carrick's Ford - Tucker - July 14, 1861 Scarey Creek - Putnam - July 17, 1861 Grafton - Taylor - Aug 13, 1861 Hawk's Nest - Fayette - Aug 20, 1861 Laurel Fork - Fayette - Aug 20, 1861 Springfield - Hampshire - Aug 23, 1861 Piggott's Mills - Fayette - Aug 25, 1861 Summersville - Nicholas - Aug 26, 1861 Cross Lanes - Nicholas - Aug 26, 1861 Wayne Court House - Wayne - Aug 27, 1861 Poore's Hill - Cabell - Aug 30, 1861 Blue Creek - Mercer - Sept 1, 1861 Boone Court House - Boone - Sept 1, 1861 Beller's Mills - ? - Sept 2, 1861 Worthington - Marion - Sept 2, 1861 Rowell's Run - ? - Sept 6, 1861 Powell's Mountain - Nicholas - Sept 8, 1861 Shepherdstown - Jefferson - Sept 9, 1861 Cannifex Ferry - Nicholas - Sept 10, 1861 Elk Water - Randolph - Sept 11, 1861 Cheat Mountain - Randolph - Sept 12, 1861 Peytona - Boone - Sept 12, 1861 Princeton - Mercer - Sept 16, 1861 Hanging Rock - Hampshire - Sept 23, 1861 Cassville - Wayne - Sept 23, 1861 Chapmansville - Logan - Sept 25, 1861 Kanawha - Logan - Sept 25, 1861 Boone Court House - Boone - Sept 26, 1861 Greenbrier Bridge - Pocahontas - Oct 3, 1861 Cotton Hill - Fayette - Oct 13, 1861 Bolivar Heights - Jefferson - Oct 16, 1861 Gauley Bridge - Fayette - Oct 23, 1861 Montgomery's Ferry - Fayette - Oct 29, 1861 Greenbrier River - Greenbrier - Oct 31, 1861 Guyandotte - Cabell - Nov 10, 1861 Miller's Ferry - Fayette - Nov 10, 1861 Blake's Farm - Fayette - Nov 10, 1861 Cotton Hill - Fayette - Nov 11, 1861 Laurel Creek - Fayette - Nov 12, 1861 Cassaday's Mill - Fayette - Nov 12, 1861 McCoy's Mill - Fayette - Nov 14, 1861 Fayetteville - Fayette - Nov 14, 1861 Elizabeth - Wirt - Nov 19, 1861 Cacapon River - Morgan - Nov 30, 1861 Greenbrier River - Pochahontas - Dec 12, 1861 Camp Allegheny - Pochahontas - Dec 13, 1861 Spring Creek - Roane - Dec 15, 1861 Laurel Creek - Webster - Dec 24, 1861 Cherry Run - Morgan - Dec 25, 1861 Beckley - Raleigh - Dec 28, 1861 Sutton - Braxton - Dec 29, 1861 Welsh Glade - Webster - Dec 30, 1861 Huntersville - Pocahontas - Jan 3, 1862 Bath - Morgan - Jan 3, 1862 Slane's Cross Roads - Hampshire - Jan 4, 1862 Cacapon Bridge - Hampshire - Jan 4, 1862 Sir John's Run - Morgan - Jan 4, 1862 Alpine Depot - ? - Jan 4, 1862 Blue's Gap - Hampshire - Jan 7, 1862 Dry Fork - Randolph - Jan 8, 1862 Blue Stone River - Mercer - Feb 8, 1862 Bloomery - Hampshire - Feb 14, 1862 Martinsburg - Berkeley - Mar 3, 1862 Elk Mountain - Pocahontas - Mar 19, 1862 Philippi - Barbour - Mar 20, 1862 Moorefield - Hardy - Apr 3, 1862 Holly River - Webster - Apr 17, 1862 Chapmanville - Logan - Apr 18, 1862 Grass Lick - Hampshire - Apr 22, 1862 Clarke's Hollow - Mercer - May 1, 1862 Camp Creek - Mercer - May 1, 1862 Princeton - Mercer - May 5, 1862 Franklin - Pendleton - May 5, 1862 Arnoldsburg - Calhoun - May 6, 1862 Wardensville - Hardy - May 7, 1862 Franklin - Pendleton - May 10, 1862 Arnoldsburg - Calhoun - May 6, 1862 Wardensville - Hardy - May 7, 1862 Franklin - Pendleton - May 10, 1862 Princeton - Mercer - May 11, 1862 Lewisburg - Greenbrier - May 12, 1862 Reedy Creek - Wirt - May 13, 1862 Ravenswood - Jackson - May 15, 1862 Wolf Creek - Monroe - May 15, 1862 Princeton - Mercer - May 18, 1862 Lewisburg - Greenbrier - May 23, 1862 Franklin - Pendleton - May 26, 1862 Charles Town - Jefferson - May 28, 1862 Wardensville - Hardy - May 29, 1862 Lewisburg - Greenbrier - May 30, 1862 Shaver's River - Randolph - May 31, 1862 Big Bend - Calhoun - June 4, 1862 Muddy Creek - Greenbrier - June 8, 1862 West Fork - Calhoun - June 10, 1862 Mingo Flats - Randolph - June 25, 1862 Summersville - Nicholas - June 25, 1862 Flat Top Mountain - Mercer - June 25, 1862 Moorefield - Hardy - June 29, 1862 Buckhannon - Upshur - July 26, 1862 Greenbrier River - Greenbrier - Aug 3, 1862 Oceana - Wycoming - Aug 5, 1862 Beech Creek - Logan - Aug 6, 1862 Pack's Ferry - Summers - Aug 6, 1862 Blue Stone River - Mercer - Aug 13, 1862 Wire Bridge - Hampshire - Aug 16, 1862 Huttonsville - Randolph - Aug 18, 1862 Moorefield - Hardy - Aug 23, 1862 Shady Springs - Raleigh - Aug 28, 1862 Oceana - Wyoming - Aug 30, 1862 Weston - Lewis - Aug 31, 1862 Fayetteville - Fayette - Sept 10, 1862 Cotton Hill - Fayette - Sept 11, 1862 Charles Town - Jefferson - Sept 12, 1862 Elk River Bridge - Kanawha - Sept 13, 1862 Harper's Ferry - Jefferson - Sept 15, 1862 Harper's Ferry - Jefferson - Sept 21, 1862 Buffalo - Putnam - Sept 27, 1862 Standing Stone - Wirt - Sept 28, 1862 Glenville - Gilmer - Sept 30, 1862 Shepherdstown - Jefferson - Oct 1, 1862 Blue's Gap - Hampshire - Oct 2, 1862 Blue's Gap - Hampshire - Oct 4, 1862 Big Birch - Nicholas - Oct 6, 1862 Hedgesville - Berkeley - Oct 20, 1862 Petersburg - Grant - Oct 29, 1862 Martinsburg - Berkeley - Nov 6, 1862 Petersburg - Grant - Oct 29, 1862 Martinsburg - Berkeley - Nov 6, 1862 Moorefield - Hardy - Nov 9, 1862 Saint George - Tucker - Nov 9, 1862 South Fork - Hardy - Nov 9, 1862 Cove Gap - Fayette - Nov 15, 1862 Fayetteville - Fayette - Nov 15, 1862 Harper's Ferry - Jefferson - Nov 15, 1862 Halltown - Jefferson - Nov 22, 1862 Cold Knob Mountain - Greenbrier - Nov 26, 1862 Lewis' Mills - Greenbrier - Nov 26, 1862 Romney - Hampshire - Dec 1, 1862 Moorefield - Hardy - Dec 3, 1862 Darkesville - Berkeley - Dec 11, 1862 Wardensville - Hardy - Dec 16, 1862 Halltown - Jefferson - Dec 20, 1862 Wardensville - Hardy - Dec 22, 1862 Gibson's Farm - Pocahontas - Dec 22, 1862 Moorefield - Hardy - Jan 3, 1863 Hurricane Bridge - Putnam - Mar 28, 1863 Point Pleasant - Mason - Mar 30, 1863 Tuckwiler's Hill - Greenbrier - Apr 19, 1863 Beverly - Randolph - Apr 24, 1863 Greenland Gap - Grant - Apr 25, 1863 Fairmont - Marion - Apr 29, 1863 Fayetteville - Fayette - May 17, 1863 Lough Creek - Braxton - June 21, 1863 Beverly - Randolph - July 2, 1863 Shady Springs - Raleigh - July 14, 1863 Shepherdstown - Jefferson - July 16, 1863 Dry Creek - Greenbrier - Aug 26, 1863 Charles Town - Jefferson - Oct 8, 1863 Charles Town - Jefferson - Oct 18, 1863 Mill Point - Pochahontas - Nov 5, 1863 Droop Mountain - Pocahontas - Nov 6, 1863 Mill Creek Valley - Grant - Nov 13, 1863 Sand Fork - Lincoln - Nov 17, 1863 Walker's Ford - Summers - Dec 2, 1863 Big Sewell - Fayette - Dec 12, 1863 Meadow Bluff - Greenbrier - Dec 12, 1863 Petersburg - Grant - Jan 8, 1864 Medley - Grant - Jan 29, 1864 New Creek - Mineral - Feb 1, 1864 Moorefield - Hardy - Feb 4, 1864 Princeton - Mercer - May 6, 1864 Lost River Gap - Hardy - May 10, 1864 Peter's Mountain - Mercer - May 13, 1864 Greenbrier River - Greenbrier - May 20, 1864 Curry's Farm - Lincoln - June 29, 1864 Panther's Gap - Mercer - June 3, 1864 Moorefield - Hardy - June 6, 1864 Buffalo Gap - Logan - June 6, 1864 Greenland Gap - Grant - June 10, 1864 Kabletown - Jefferson - June 16, 1864 Spencer - Roane - June 19, 1864 Petersburg - Grant - July 2, 1864 Bolivar Heights - Jefferson - July 3, 1864 Hammack's Mills - Jefferson - July 4, 1864 Frankford - Mineral - Aug 4, 1864 New Creek - Greenbrier - Aug 6, 1864 Green Spring Depot - Hampshire - Aug 7, 1864 Moorefield - Hardy - Aug 25, 1864 Shepherdstown - Jefferson - Aug 26, 1864 Wire Bridge - Hampshire - Aug 26, 1864 Springfield - Hampshire - Aug 29, 1864 Charles Town - Jefferson - Aug 29, 1864 Duffield's Station - Jefferson - Oct 29, 1864 Beverly - Randolph - Nov 28, 1864 Fort Kelley - ? - ? Winfield - Putnam - Nov 29, 1864 Beverly - Randolph - Jan 11, 1865 The generals connected with operations in West Virginia were: Federal Army - McClelland, Banks, Rosecrans, Sheridan, Crook, Kelly, Cox, Milroy, Averill, Harris, Duvall, and Miles. Confederate Army - Lee, Jackson, Johnson, Wise, Floyd, Heath, Loring, Echols, Inboden, Jones, Jenkins, McCausland. (The author's source: Appendix V, Report Archives & History, compiled by Archivist Lewis.)