More about this marker. In the Battle of Hanging Rock in the Civil War, a retreat to West Virginia by Union General David Hunter was briefly disrupted by the forces of Confederate Generals Jubal A. Following the battle, Rawdon at Camden sent the 23rd Regt., under Major Mecan, from Rugeley's to Hanging rock. Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hanging Rock. On June 21, 1864, Hunter and his men were seeking refuge after failing to capture Lynchburg, 60 miles to the east. His brother John’s nine sons fought beside James and William at the Battle of Hanging Rock in August 1780. Battle of Hanging Rock. On the left is a portrait of Gen. Early and John McCausland. There also, Aug. 6, 1780, Col. Hill, Col. Irwin, and Maj. Davie, all under Gen. Sumter, successfully attacked the Prince of Wales's American Regiment and detachments of the 63rd and of the 71st Infantries, under Maj. Carden. Battle. The Battle of Hanging Rock also must be considered in the context of the larger campaign for which it served as the coda. Early. After what was considered a win on the part of the Patriots, the men are said to have raided the rum stored by the British and then they marched back to their camp in what is now Waxhaw, North Carolina. Hanging Rock Greenway extends south along Kessler Mill Road, along the Norfolk and Southern Catawba spur. The Prince of Wales Regiment was all but wiped out. About 2.5 miles south is Hanging Rock, where Maj. Davie surprised a British force, Aug. 1, 1780, and killed or wounded most of them. Most of the surviving Carolinian and Georgian loyalist militia deserted. A historian for the Prince of Wales Volunteers maintains that many of the British prisoners lost at Hanging Rock, were recovered after the battle of Camden. The right side displays a map of the battle area from the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, drawn by famous Confederate topographical engineer Jed Hotchkiss. Several interpretive signs and exhibits along the way explain the significance of the trail and educate pedestrians about the area's Civil War history, including the Battle of Hanging Rock. Join us for a presentation about the Battle of Hanging Rock, which happened nearly 237 years ago. This allowed Bryan time and room to collect his dispersed force. Learn more about this Revolutionary War battle and the soldiers who were there. When Lord Cornwallis heard of the Battle of Hanging Rock he was furious and then downtrodden. The Battle of Hanging Rock saw about 330 British and loyalists dead, wounded, and captured. Opened in 1999, the Hanging Rock Battlefield Trail in Salem (just outside of Roanoke) is associated with Southern Virginia's impressive Civil War history. 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