The Battle of Bunker Hill was a small skirmish near Bunker Hill, West Virginia, on July 15, 1861, as part of the Manassas Campaign of 1861. Skirmish In early June and July 1861, Union forces under General Robert Patterson advanced through the Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia (modern West Virginia), capturing and occupying towns and villages and skirmishing with local Confederate Militia. On July 15 a Union force advanced on Bunker Hill and came into contact with a small force of Confederate cavalrymen. In the ensuing skirmish, the Union forces drove the Confederates from the town and occupied the area before proceeding to Charles Town. Order of battle The following units were involved in the advance on and skirmish of Bunker Hill. Union 21st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment – Col. John F. Ballier 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment – Col. Charles P. Dare 11th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment – Col. Phaon Jarrett McMullin's [McMullen's] Company, Pennsylvania Independent Rangers – Capt. W. McMullen 1st Rhode Island Battery – Capt. Charles H. Tompkins 2nd U.S. Cavalry – detachment Confederate Virginia Militia Cavalry References Manassas campaign Battle of Bunker Hill (1861) 1861 in the American Civil War 1861 in Virginia