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Battle of Scary Creek
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| Battle of Scary Creek | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
 Plaque commemorating the Battle of Scary Creek | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States of America (Union) |
 Confederate States of America | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jacob Dolson Cox John W. Lowe Jesse Norton (WIA) |
Henry A. Wise George S. Patton, Sr (WIA) Albert G. Jenkins | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,000+ (est.) | 800 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 14 killed, 30 wounded, 7 captured | 4 killed, 6 wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Scary Creek was a minor battle fought on July 17, 1861 during the American Civil War in Scary across the Kanawha River from present day Nitro in Putnam County, West Virginia. It was the first Confederate victory in Kanawha Valley.[1]
- ^ "Battle of Scary Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
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