Battle of Camp Allegheny

Battle of Camp Allegheny (Battle of Allegheny Mountain)
Part of the American Civil War
Battlefield along Allegheny Mountain
Date December 13, 1861 (1861-12-13) Location Pocahontas County, Virginia (now West Virginia) 38°28′26″N 79°43′28″W / 38.47389°N 79.72444°W / 38.47389; -79.72444 (Camp Allegheny) Result Inconclusive[1]
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Robert Milroy	Edward Johnson
Strength
Brigades	Brigades
Casualties and losses
137	146

The Battle of Camp Allegheny, also known as the Battle of Allegheny Mountain, took place on December 13, 1861, in Pocahontas County, Virginia (now West Virginia), about 3 miles from the mountainous border of Highland County, Virginia, as part of the Operations in Western Virginia Campaign during the American Civil War.^[1] The battle was a small brigade-level conflict, and while the Confederates technically won with a Union withdrawal, it was considered militarily indecisive. However, it had critical implications for the future border of Virginia and West Virginia, ensuring Highland County remained in Confederate hands and would not be involved in the formation of the future state of West Virginia.^[2]