Near Hanging Rock in Hampshire County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Blue's Gap Battle

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2020

1. Blue's Gap Battle Marker

Inscription. Confederate troops under Captain George F. Sheets were defeated by Colonel S. H. Dunning's 5th Ohio Infantry here, Jan. 7, 1862. North River Bridge and a number of buildings were burned by the Federals.

Erected 2009 by West Virginia Archives & History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 7, 1862.

Location. 39° 16.413′ N, 78° 33.569′ W. Marker is near Hanging Rock, West Virginia, in Hampshire County. It is on Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. 50) 0.2 miles west of Moler Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11532 Northwestern Turnpike, Augusta WV 26704, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Eastern Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oriskany Sand (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ice Mountain (approx. 3 miles away); Fort Edwards (approx. 6.8 miles away); Northwestern Turnpike (approx. 7 miles away); The Ken Edmonds Memorial Heritage Trail (approx. 7 miles away); Forts in Col. George Washington's Chain of Forts Guarding the Eighteenth Century Virginia Froniter (approx. 7 miles away); Gen. Braddock is Defeated (approx. 7 miles away); Some French and Indian War Incidents in Hampshire County (approx. 7 miles away).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 11, 2018

2. Blue's Gap Battle Marker

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2020

3. Blue's Gap Battle Marker

Photographed by Mark P Brock-Cancellieri, October 11, 2024

4. Blue's Gap Battle Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,703 times since then and 85 times this year. Last updated on August 16, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1. submitted on May 28, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on November 11, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on May 28, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on November 21, 2024, by Mark P. Brock-Cancellieri of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.