The Battle of Belington / Laurel Hill was fought from Sunday, July 7 to Thursday, July 11, 1861 between Union forces commanded by Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Morris and Confederate forces commanded by Brig. Gen. Robert S. Garnett in what is today Barbour County, West Virginia. It involved around 8,000 Union and Confederate soldiers.
Over the past several years, we have published several posts on this battle. I have focused in particular on identifying landmarks, orienting eyewitness accounts, and reconstructing an accurate map of the terrain and troop dispositions. To my knowledge, no detailed map of the battle exists. One map of the Laurel Hill fortifications was drawn by a Union spy, and a rough sketch appeared in the Cincinnati Daily Commercial on July 18, 1861.
The following is a list of everything we’ve published on the Battle of Belington / Laurel Hill so far. These pieces will serve as useful references as we revise the battle entry in the coming days.
- Where was Billy Davis on the Morning of July 8, 1861?
- Revised Map of Laurel Hill Battle
- Where was Hansbrough’s Battalion During the Battles of Laurel Hill and Rich Mountain?
- More Details Clarify Laurel Hill Map
- Orienting the Laurel Hill Battle Map
- Map of Laurel Hill Battle
- Origin of the Laurel Hill Spy Map Revealed
- Orienting the Laurel Hill Spy Map
- Laurel Hill Camp Map
- Non-Combat Casualties at Laurel Hill
- 160 Years Ago Today: The Battle of Belington or Laurel Hill
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