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Railroads – Targeted: The Virginia & Tennessee Railroad

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Sarah Kay Bierle

In early May 1864 as Union General Franz Sigel inched his way up the Shenandoah Valley and Confederate General John C. Breckinridge scrambled to assemble an army, Union cavalry commanders George Crook and William Averell aimed for Saltville and the … Continue reading →

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