At 4,400 feet above sea level, this camp, established by Confederate forces in the summer of 1861 to control the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, was one of the highest of the Civil War. Soon after the October battle of Greenbrier River, troops withdrawing from Camp Bartow, at the foot of the mountain, joined the soldiers at Camp Allegheny. This haunting, windswept encampment was successfully defended during a 7 1/2 hour battle on December 13, 1861, when Confederate Gen. Edward Johnson's troops repelled an attack by Union forces from Cheat Summit Fort under the command of Gen. R. H. Milroy. However, the loss of men because of the harsh winter conditions and logistical nightmare of keeping the camp supplied contributed to the decision to abandon it in April 1862. Earthworks, gun positions and chimney falls from the encampment are evident. Location: From U.S. 250 near the Virginia/West Virginia state line, turn south at sign on County Rd. 3, turn right at the T junction, then go 2 more miles (Road may be closed due to snow in winter.) Open: year-round, dawn to dusk. Address: Monongahela National Forest, 200 Sycamore St., Elkins, WV 26241. Telephone: 304/636-1800. Fax: 304/636-1875.
Action: 13 December 1861OR- Series I, Volume V, Chapter XIV, Pg 456
UNION FORCES
COLONEL JAMES A. JONES
- Detachment 9th Indiana Infantry
- Detachment, 13th Indiana Infantry
- Detachment, 25th Ohio Infantry
- Detachment 32nd Ohio Infantry
- Detachment 2nd West Virginia Cavalry
- Detachment Bracken's Cavalry
- 26th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
CASUALTIES = Killed 20 Wounded 107 Missing 0 TOTAL 127
CONFEDERATE FORCES
COLONEL EDWARD JOHNSON
- 12th Georgia Infantry Regiment --- Lieutenant Colonel Z. T. Connor
- Company B - Captain Hardeman
- Company I - Lieutenant Moore
- (remaining Companies unknown)
- 1 Battalion, 25th Virginia Infantry --- Major A. G. Reger
- Lee Rifles - Captain R. D. Lilly
- Rockbridge Guards - Lieutenant J. J. Whitmore
- Detachment, Franklin Gurads - Sergeant E. W. Boggs
- Detachment, Upshur Greys
- 31st Virginia Infantry Regiment --- Major Boykin
- Hansborough's Battalion --- Lieutenant Colonel Hansborough
- 52nd Virginia Infantry Regiment --- Major Ross
- Detachment, Pittsylvania Cavalry --- Lieutenant Dabney
- Miller's Battery --- Captain Miller
- 2 Sections, Lee Battery --- Captain P. B. Anderson (k)
STRENGTH= Approximately 1,200
CASUALTIES= Killed- 20, Wouneded- 96, Missing- 28
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