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Created page with "{{ACWbattle |name=Battle of Hancock<br/>Romney Campaign |image= |begin=January 5, 1862 |end=January 6, 1862 |place=Washington County, Maryland<br/>Morgan County, Virginia (now We..."
{{ACWbattle
|name=Battle of Hancock<br/>Romney Campaign
|image=
|begin=January 5, 1862
|end=January 6, 1862
|place=Washington County, Maryland<br/>Morgan County, Virginia (now West Virginia)
|theater=Eastern Theater
|campaign=Jackson’s Operations against the B&O Railroad
|result=Inconclusive
|combatants1=Brigade
|combatants2=Brigade
|commanders1=F.W. Lander<br/>Brigadier General, USA
|commanders2=[[Thomas J. Jackson]]<br/>Major General, CSA
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=25 total (US & CS)
|casualties2=25 total (US & CS)
}}
On January 1, Maj. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson marched north in bitter cold from Winchester to Bath with the objective of disrupting traffic on the B&O Railroad and C&O Canal. On January 5, after skirmishing with the retiring Federals, Jackson’s force reached the Potomac River opposite the garrisoned town of Hancock, Maryland. His artillery fired on the town from Orrick’s Hill but did little damage. Union garrison commander Brig. Gen. F.W. Lander refused Jackson’s demands for surrender. Jackson continued the bombardment for two days while unsuccessfully searching for a safe river crossing. The Confederates withdrew and marched on Romney, in western Virginia, on January 7. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1862}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]
|name=Battle of Hancock<br/>Romney Campaign
|image=
|begin=January 5, 1862
|end=January 6, 1862
|place=Washington County, Maryland<br/>Morgan County, Virginia (now West Virginia)
|theater=Eastern Theater
|campaign=Jackson’s Operations against the B&O Railroad
|result=Inconclusive
|combatants1=Brigade
|combatants2=Brigade
|commanders1=F.W. Lander<br/>Brigadier General, USA
|commanders2=[[Thomas J. Jackson]]<br/>Major General, CSA
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=25 total (US & CS)
|casualties2=25 total (US & CS)
}}
On January 1, Maj. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson marched north in bitter cold from Winchester to Bath with the objective of disrupting traffic on the B&O Railroad and C&O Canal. On January 5, after skirmishing with the retiring Federals, Jackson’s force reached the Potomac River opposite the garrisoned town of Hancock, Maryland. His artillery fired on the town from Orrick’s Hill but did little damage. Union garrison commander Brig. Gen. F.W. Lander refused Jackson’s demands for surrender. Jackson continued the bombardment for two days while unsuccessfully searching for a safe river crossing. The Confederates withdrew and marched on Romney, in western Virginia, on January 7. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1862}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]