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Folck's Mill   
Also known as: Cumberland

August 1, 1864
Allegany County, MD
Campaign: Early's Raid


Brig. Gen. Benjamin F. Kelly, USA
Brig. Gen. John McCausland, CSA

Neither side had large forces.

The skirmish cost under 50 casualties in total.

After burning Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, on July 30, Johnson's and McCausland's cavalry brigades rode towards Cumberland, Maryland, to disrupt the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. Brig. Gen. Benjamin Kelly organized a small force of soldiers and citizens to meet the Confederate advance. On August 1, Kelly ambushed Rebel cavalrymen near Cumberland at Folck's Mill, and skirmishing continued for several hours. Eventually the Confederates withdrew.



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