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| Brigadier General Frederick Lander |
A part of the Romney Campaign, the Battle of Hancock was
fought 5 January 1862.
Confederate General Thomas J Jackson moved his troops from
Winchester, Virginia to Bath in order to block the movement of supplies on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Upon reaching the Potomac River across from
the town of Hancock, Maryland the Confederate soldiers skirmished with the
Union soldiers garrisoned in the town on 5 January 1862. Jackson ordered artillery set up on Orrick’s
Hill, and had it fire on the town. The
artillery caused only minor damage.
Union commander Brigadier General Frederick W Lander would
not surrender. Jackson had the artillery
continue to bombard the town for two day while he looked for a place to cross
the river.
On 7 January 1862, Jackson had his troop withdraw, and they
moved on to Romney, West Virginia. There
were an estimated 25 casualties reported.
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