Milroy commanded the Cheat Mountain District in 1861, losing his first battle at Camp Allegheny. He surprised Stonewall Jackson at the Battle of McDowell in early May of 1862, inflicting heavy casualties.
Subjects:
Civil War--Officers.
Personal Names:
Milroy, Robert Huston, 1816-1890.
Corporate Names:
United States. Army--Officers--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
