| Skirmish at Hanging Rock Pass | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 USA |
 CSA | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Lt-Col. James Cantwell Capt. John Keys |
Col. Angus William McDonald Maj. Funsten | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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4th Ohio Infantry Regiment 8th Ohio Infantry Regiment 3rd West Virginia Infantry Regiment Ringgold Pennsylvania Cavalry |
114th Virginia Militia 77th Virginia Militia Hampshire County Militia 7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,200+ | 700+ | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
|
3 killed 50+ wounded 5 captured | 5+ wounded | ||||||
The Skirmish at Hanging Rock Pass, also known as the First Battle of Romney , was a Civil War skirmish fought around Romney, West Virginia from September 23–25, 1861, as part of the operations in the Shenandoah Valley.[1]
- ^ Sauers, Richard A. (2000). The Devastating Hand of War: Romney, West Virginia During the Civil War. Shepherdstown: The George Tyler Moore Center for the study of the Civil War.