Battle of New Market
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battle-of-new-market-183-6180902
title:
Battle of New Market
text:
The Battle of New Market was fought on May 15, 1864, in Virginia during the Valley Campaigns of 1864 in the American Civil War. A makeshift Confederate army of 4,100 men defeated the larger Army of the Shenandoah under Major General Franz Sigel, delaying the capture of Staunton by several weeks. The battle is primarily remembered today for being the only time in American history a school's student body was used as an organized combat unit. During the battle Confederate general John C. Breckinrid
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1864 battle of the American Civil War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_New_Market
date created:
2003-05-18T03:01:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T22:48:44Z
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