Battle of Bunker Hill (1861)
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| Battle of Bunker Hill | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 USA (Union) |
 CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Gen. Robert Patterson | Col. Jeb Stuart | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 300+ | 600+ | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| No claimed casualties | 1 killed, 5 captured | ||||||
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.[1]
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.