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Battle of Moorefield

Battle of Moorefield was a battle fought on 7 August 1864 at Hardy County, in what is now West Virginia, United States. It was part of the American Civil War, which ran from 1861 to 1865. The recorded result: Union victory. Recorded strength: 1,760 against 3,000.

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This is a locator map showing Hardy County in West Virginia. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps.. David Benbennick, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date7 August 1864
PlaceHardy County, West Virginia, United States
39.094N, 78.965W
Part ofAmerican Civil War (1861 to 1865)
KindBattle, nineteenth century
ResultUnion victory
BelligerentsUnited States of America (Union)Confederate States of America (Confederacy)
CommandersWilliam AverellJohn McCausland
Strength1,7603,000
Casualties and losses42488
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Battle of Moorefield is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,031 in present-day United States (35 in West Virginia).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871787, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Moorefield, revision 1370269837, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.