Date:
- November 6, 1863
Location:
- Pocahontas County, Virginia (now West Virginia)
Campaign:
- Averell’s Raid on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad
Principal Union commander(s):
- Brigadier General William. W. Averell
Principal Confederate commander(s):
- Brigadier General John Echols
Union forces engaged:
- Averall’s Brigade
Confederate forces engaged:
- Echol’s Brigade
Number of Union soldiers engaged:
- Roughly 5,000
Number of Confederate soldiers engaged:
- Roughly 1,700
Estimated Union casualties:
- 140 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)
Estimated Confederate casualties:
- 275 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)
Result:
- Union victory