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Other Name: Camp Bartow
State: West Virginia
Location: Pocahontas County
Campaign: Operations in Western Virginia (June-December 1861)
Dates: October 3, 1861
Principal Commanders: union  Union States: Brig. Gen. Joseph Reynolds
confederate  Confederate States: Brig. Gen. Henry R. Jackson
Forces Engaged: Brigades
Estimated Casualties: union  Union States: 40
confederate  Confederate States: 40
Total: 80 total
Results: Result(s): Inconclusive
Description:

During the night of October 2-3, Brig. Gen. Joseph Reynolds with two brigades advanced from Cheat Mountain to reconnoiter the Confederate position at Camp Bartow on the Greenbrier River. Reynolds drove in the Confederate pickets and opened fire with his artillery. After sporadic fighting and an abortive attempt to turn his enemy’s right flank, Reynolds withdrew to Cheat Mountain.

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