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==Aftermath==
The battle was a Confederate victory. Wright had sent a small force against a well reinforced Confederate position without the aid of cavalry because he mistakenly assumed it was only the pickets of Early's rearguard. Thoburn's force paid dearly for the mistake. West Virginia militia Col. [[Daniel E. Frost]], speaker of the House of Delegates of the Restored Government of Virginia, who had taken command of the embattled troops in Snicker's Gap, received what became a mortal abdominal wound.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theintelligencer.net/news/community/2016/07/daniel-frost-helped-chart-w-va-s-statehood-2/|title=Daniel Frost Helped Chart W.Va.'s Statehood|accessdate=Aug 19, 2019}}</ref> Still, Thoburn's judicious use of terrain and lack of coordination on the Confederate side allowed Thoburn to stave off a full routing of his troops and thus minimize his casualties. The following day both armies remained in the same positions as the night before and engaged in little fighting. Gen. Hunter, however, took the initiative and sent a force out from [[Harpers Ferry]] to pressure Early's position from the north, causing the Confederates to withdraw from Berryville the following day and setting in motion the [[Valley Campaigns of 1864]].