Rich Mountain, WV
Confederate Commander
Forces Engaged: 1,300
Killed: Unknown
Wounded: 200
Captured or Missing: 659
Total: 859
July 11, 1861
Randolph County, West Virginia
Union Victory
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Union Commander
Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan
Forces Engaged: 1,917
Killed: 12
Wounded: 49
Captured or Missing: 1
Total: 62
Confederate Officers
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Lt. Col. John Pegram
Confederate Order of Battle
Confederate Official Records
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Engagement at Rich Mountain and the surrender of his forces
Lee's Battery
Lee's Battery
Lee's Battery
Lee's Battery
Forty-fourth Virginia Infantry
Twentieth Virginia Infantry
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Union Officers
Brig. Gen. William S. Rosecrans
Union Order of Battle
Union Official Records
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U.S. Army
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