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Battle of Hoke's Run
| Battle of Hoke's Run | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
 Colonel John C. Starkweather with his Wisconsin regiment | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States (Union) |
 CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Robert Patterson | Stonewall Jackson | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Army of the Shenandoah | Jackson's Brigade | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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8,000 (2 brigades) |
4,000 (1 brigade) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 23 | 91 | ||||||
The Battle of Hoke's Run, also known as the Battle of Falling Waters or Battle of Hainesville, took place on July 2, 1861, in Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia) as part of the Manassas campaign of the American Civil War.[1] Notable as an early engagement of Confederate Colonel Thomas J. Jackson and his Brigade of Virginia Volunteers, nineteen days before their famous nickname would originate, this brief skirmish was hailed by both sides as a stern lesson to the other.[2] Acting precisely upon the orders of a superior officer[3] about how to operate in the face of superior numbers, Jackson's forces resisted General Robert Patterson's Union forces briefly and then slowly retreated over several miles.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NPSwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ High, Mike. "The C&O Canal Companion". Johns Hopkins University. Archived from the original on 19 January 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ Johnston, General Joseph E. "Official Report, Manassas Campaign". Retrieved 29 February 2012.
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