Blue's Gap Battle
Inscription
Confederate troops under Captain George F. Sheets were defeated by Colonel S. H. Dunning's 5th Ohio Inf. here, Jan. 7, 1862. North River Bridge and a number of buildings were burned by the Federals.
Location
AddressUS 50, 14 miles east of Romney
CountyHampshire
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates39.332290, -78.618090
Sources
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