Battle of Pigeon's Roost - Princeton WV
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 21.690 W 081° 06.290
17S E 490716 N 4134981
Marker is on US 19 in Princeton WV.
Waymark Code: WM18NXM
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2023
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Battle of Pigeon's Roost
Near a hill south of town on May 17, 1862, Confederate troops led by Maj. Peter Otey surprised and routed a Union regiment commanded by Colonel Louis von Blessing. Federal losses were 18 killed, 56 wounded and 14 captured. Confederate losses were 1 killed, 9 wounded and none captured. Confederate dead from this skirmish and other clashes in the Princeton area are buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1980
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: West Virginia Department of Culture and History
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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