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Created page with "{{ACWbattle |name=Battle of Marion |image= |begin=December 17, 1864 |end=December 18, 1864 |place=Smyth County, Virginia |theater=Western Theater |campaign=Stoneman’s Raid into..."
{{ACWbattle
|name=Battle of Marion
|image=
|begin=December 17, 1864
|end=December 18, 1864
|place=Smyth County, Virginia
|theater=Western Theater
|campaign=Stoneman’s Raid into Southwest Virginia
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=Burbridge's Division<br/>Gillem's Brigade
|combatants2=
|commanders1=[[George Stoneman]]<br/>Major General, USA
|commanders2=[[John C. Breckinridge]]<br/>Major General, CSA
|strength1=4,200–5,500
|strength2=1,200–1,500
|casualties1='''144'''<br/>Killed: 89<br/>Wounded: 55
|casualties2='''120'''<br/>Killed: 91<br/>Wounded: 29
}}
Riding through the Cumberland Gap, Stoneman’s expedition advanced on the important lead mines and salt ponds around Marion and Saltville. On December 17, Stoneman defeated a makeshift force of Confederate defenders. On the 18th, the Federals destroyed the leadworks and mines. On the 20th, they captured and destroyed the salt works at Saltville. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Stoneman's Raid}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1864}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]
|name=Battle of Marion
|image=
|begin=December 17, 1864
|end=December 18, 1864
|place=Smyth County, Virginia
|theater=Western Theater
|campaign=Stoneman’s Raid into Southwest Virginia
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=Burbridge's Division<br/>Gillem's Brigade
|combatants2=
|commanders1=[[George Stoneman]]<br/>Major General, USA
|commanders2=[[John C. Breckinridge]]<br/>Major General, CSA
|strength1=4,200–5,500
|strength2=1,200–1,500
|casualties1='''144'''<br/>Killed: 89<br/>Wounded: 55
|casualties2='''120'''<br/>Killed: 91<br/>Wounded: 29
}}
Riding through the Cumberland Gap, Stoneman’s expedition advanced on the important lead mines and salt ponds around Marion and Saltville. On December 17, Stoneman defeated a makeshift force of Confederate defenders. On the 18th, the Federals destroyed the leadworks and mines. On the 20th, they captured and destroyed the salt works at Saltville. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Stoneman's Raid}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1864}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]