Battle of Bunker Hill (1861)
| Battle of Bunker Hill | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 USA (Union) |
 CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Gen. Robert Patterson | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 300+ | 600+ | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| No claimed casualties | 1 killed, 5 captured | ||||||
The Battle of Bunker Hill was a small skirmish near
Manassas Campaign of 1861.[1]
Skirmish
In early June and July 1861, Union forces under General Robert Patterson advanced through the Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia (modern West Virginia), capturing and occupying towns and villages and skirmishing with local Confederate Militia.
On July 15 a Union force advanced on Bunker Hill and came into contact with a small force of Confederate cavalrymen. In the ensuing skirmish, the Union forces drove the Confederates from the town and occupied the area before proceeding to Charles Town.[2]
Order of battle
The following units were involved in the advance on and skirmish of Bunker Hill.[3]
Union
- 10th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
- 17th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment - Colonel Francis E. Patterson
- 21st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment – Col. John F. Ballier
- 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment – Col. Charles P. Dare
- 11th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment – Col. Phaon Jarrett
- McMullin's [McMullen's] Company, Pennsylvania Independent Rangers – Capt. W. McMullen
- 1st Rhode Island Battery – Capt. Charles H. Tompkins
- 2nd U.S. Cavalry – detachment
Confederate
- Virginia Militia Cavalry
References
- ^ Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). Official Records of the War of the Rebellion Series 1, Volume 2. Washington: Government Printing Office.
- ^ Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). Official Records of the War of the Rebellion Series 1, Volume 2. Washington: Government Printing Office.
- ^ Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, pg.970. Des Moines: Dyer Pub. Co.