Second Battle of Saltville |
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Smyth County, Virginia
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Stoneman’s Raid into Southwest Virginia
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Burbridge's Division Gillem's Brigade
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After defeating a Confederate force at Marion on the December 17–18, Stoneman’s expedition advanced to Saltville. After determined skirmishing on the part of the outnumbered Confederate defenders, the Federals captured and destroyed the saltworks, accomplishing the objective of their raid. (NPS summary)
Major General George Stoneman's Raid into Southwest Virginia, December 1864 |
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Battles of the American Civil War: 1864 |
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| Eastern Theater | | | Western Theater | | | Trans-Mississippi Theater | | | Lower Seaboard Theater | | | Naval | |
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