Notable Figures
- Union
- George B. McClellan - Led first Union forces into western Virginia and secured early victories and publicity.
- William Starke Rosecrans - Effective subordinate to McClellan, won independent victory at Rich Mountain, but was sent west.
- Robert H. Milroy - Led Union forces in several early battles; failed to achieve a significant victory.
- Fitz John Porter - Early actions in western Virginia helped secure place as key subordinate to McClellan.
- Jesse L. Reno - Major General from Wheeling and former classmate of Stonewall Jackson, died in battle in 1862.
- Eliakim P. Scammon - Operated against guerrillas in the Kanawha Valley
- Confederate
- Robert E. Lee - Tried to unite scattered CSA forces; failed to win major victory and was recalled to Richmond.
- Edward Johnson - Gained nickname "Allegheny" for stubborn defense of Allegheny Mountain.
- Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson - Led early Confederate offensive that accomplished very little strategically. Withdrew under superior enemy forces.
- Albert G. Jenkins - Former Congressman who led a brigade of western Virginia cavalrymen.
- William N. Pendleton - Lee's artillery commander who helped delay the Union pursuit at Shepherdstown after Antietam
- Ambrose P. Hill - Led hard-hitting counterattack at Shepherdstown that drove the Yankees into the Potomac River.
- Belle Boyd - Effective spy who provided intelligence to the Confederate commanders
- John McCausland - Confederate cavalry raider who sacked the B&O Railroad and sparred with Union forces in West Virginia.
- Charles J. Faulkner (1806-1884) - Former Congressman and diplomat detained as a prisoner early in the war in a well-publicized incident.
- Edwin Gray Lee - Confederate General, born in Shepherdstown, WV.
Read more about this topic: West Virginia In The American Civil War
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