Campaign : Jackson’s Operations against the B&O Railroad.
Date : January 5-6, 1862.
Principal Commanders : Brig. Gen. F.W. Lander [US]; Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson [CS].
Estimated Casualties : 25 total.
On January 5, Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson with Confederate troops reached the Potomac River opposite the garrisoned town of Hancock, Maryland.
His artillery fired on the town from Orrick’s Hill with little effect.
Union garrison commander Brig. Gen. F.W. Lander refused to surrender.
The Confederates withdrew and marched on Romney, in western Virginia.
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