[1] Notable as an early engagement of Confederate Colonel Thomas J. Jackson and his Brigade of Virginia Volunteers, nineteen days before their famous nickname would originate, this brief skirmish was hailed by both sides as a stern lesson to the other.

The Department of Pennsylvania represented the Union Army at the Battle of Hoke's Run during the outset of the American Civil War.

Col Thomas J. Jackson On July 2, Maj. Gen. Robert Patterson's division crossed the Potomac River near Williamsport, Maryland and marched on the main road to Martinsburg.

[15] In his Official Report, Major-General Robert Patterson states the number of Confederate deaths as "over sixty"[16] but does not describe Union casualties.

Instead of moving on Winchester, however, Patterson turned east to Charles Town and then withdrew to Harpers Ferry.