The Battle of Bunker Hill was a small skirmish near Bunker Hill, West Virginia, on July 15, 1861, as part of the Manassas Campaign of 1861.
Background 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.
Skirmish 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.
Order of battle
The following units were involved in the advance on and skirmish of Bunker Hill. 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. William McMullen 1st Rhode Island Battery – Capt. Charles H. Tompkins 2nd U.S. Cavalry – detachment
Confederate Virginia Militia Cavalry
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