Author : Philip Hatfield
Release : 2021-11-21
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Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The Battle of Hurricane Bridge, March 28 1863 by : Philip Hatfield
Download or read book The Battle of Hurricane Bridge, March 28 1863 written by Philip Hatfield. This book was released on 2021-11-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle at Hurricane Bridge is an often overlooked Civil War action occurring at the small and otherwise quiet western Virginia village. For five hours behind the limited protection of an unfinished earthen fort, the green Union troops of the 13th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry under the command of Captain James Johnson, fought to hold off the hardened Confederate veterans of the 8th and 16th Virginia Cavalry commanded by Brigadier General Albert Gallatin Jenkins.Ultimately, the March 28, 1863, battle at Hurricane Bridge directly contributed to the Union army maintaining control of the James River & Kanawha Turnpike, a key supply line, and enabled Federal control of the Kanawha Valley for the remainder of the war.