CAMP ALLEGHANY, W. Va., a Con federate camp where an engagement took place 13 Dec. 1861. After the affair at Camp Bar tow, 3 Oct. 1861, the Union troops had re mained at Cheat Mountain Summit. Gen. R. H. Milroy, who was in command 12 Dec. 1861, determined to attack Camp Alleghany, the sum mit of Alleghany Mountain, to which the Con federates had fallen back from Camp Bartow, and which was held by Col. Edward Johnson, with 1,400 men and eight guns, partially en trenched. With 1,800 men Milroy marched to Camp Bartow, 12 December, and made his dis positions. One column of 900 men, under Col. James A. Jones, was to ascend the mountain, until near its summit, when, leaving the road, it was to move to the left and attack Johnson's right and rear, while another column of 900 men, under Col. G. C. Moody, was to move down the Greenbank road an by a circuitous route, concealed by heavy forests, assail John son's left. The attacks were to be simultaneous at 4 A.M. of the 13th. Jones started at mid night, gained his assigned position on time, and waited for Moody, but his presence being dig covered, he was quickly engaged and for a time met with success, driving the Confederates be fore him, but Johnson rallying his troops on that flank and fighting desperately, Jones was repulsed after a two-hours' contest leaving his dead and many wounded on the Meld. While
Jones was being driven from Johnson's right Moody was slowly approaching his left. He had been delayed by the difficulties of his route, and it was after 8 o'clock when he became en gaged, and was met by such a severe fire of artillery and musketry that he could make no progress, but continued a desultory skirmish until afternoon, when he fell back, and the whole force, reuniting at Camp Bartow, marched back to Cheat Summit. The action was the most severely contested one of the West Virginia campaign of 1861. The Union loss was 20 killed, 107 wounded and 10 missing; the Confederate loss 20 killed, 98 wounded and 28 missing. Consult 'Official Records) (Vol. V).