MILITARY · HISTORICAL MARKER

Battle for the High Ground

Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia
· December 13, 1861 • Elevation 4,400 ft
Military
The highest Civil War battlefield in the East challenged both armies. Confederates fortified this mountain pass to block a Union advance. At daybreak, Union troops struck in the fields ahead. The Confederates beat back mistimed assaults on both flanks, gaining a hard-fought victory.
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Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia
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