Battle of Rich Mountain

Battle of Rich Mountain
	Part of the American Civil War
Date	July 11, 1861
Location	Randolph County, Virginia (now West Virginia)38°51′58″N 79°56′02″W
Result	Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
George B. McClellan; William S. Rosecrans	John Pegram
Strength
7,000	1,300
Casualties and losses
46	300 ; 550 including General Pegram surrendered next day

The Battle of Rich Mountain took place on July 11, 1861, in Randolph County, Virginia (now West Virginia) as part of the Operations in Western Virginia Campaign during the American Civil War.

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