First Battle of Saltville
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title:
First Battle of Saltville
text:
The First Battle of Saltville was fought near the town of Saltville, Virginia, during the American Civil War. The battle over significant Confederate saltworks in town was fought by both regular and Home Guard Confederate units against regular U.S. Army troops, which included two of the few black cavalry units of the United States Colored Troops. U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Stephen G. Burbridge, then commander of U.S. forces in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, led the U.S. Army troops. Confederates murder
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1864 battle of the American Civil War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Saltville
date created:
2006-08-16T14:40:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T04:07:36Z
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13
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