Quaker Meeting House *** The Battle Begins
N 37° 23.317 W 079° 10.933
17S E 660919 N 4139533
(from civilwartraveler.com)
Confederate cavalry watched the Federals advance toward Lynchburg from here, fighting a delaying action until Early moved into position.
Waymark Code: WMBA15
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 04/24/2011
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(Civil War Trails Marker)
From here in June 1864, Confederate cavalrymen watched Gen. David Hunter's Union army advance torward them on the Lynchburg-Salem Turnpike (Fort Ave.). Hunter had departed Lexington on June 14 and crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains neas the Peaks of Otter. Liberty (Bedford) fell the next day, but Confederate Gen. John McCousland's cavalry was so successful in delaying Hunter's army that it did not reach the ridge seen in the distance until the afternoon of June 17.
Gen. John D. Imboden's cavalry joined McCausland to defend this high ground intil Gen. Jubal A Early's command arrived. The dismounted troopers dug trenches for protection and used the cemetery wall to shelter the artillery, Union Gen William A. Averell's cavalry attacked late in the afternoon but was repulsed. Gen. George Cook's Federal infantry followed with a successful assault, but by then Early's corps had arrived and the Battle of Lynchburg began in earnest.
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Gen. John Daniel Imboden commanded Confederate cavalry and fought with Gen. John C. Beckinridge at New Market in May 1864 before joining Gen. Jubal A. Early in Lynchburg. - Library of Congress
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Union Gen. George Crook commanded Hunter's Second Division at Lynchburg. Crook later replaced Hunetr as Commander of the Army of West Virginia following the ill-fated campaign. - Library of Congress
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Union Gen. William W. Averell was unsuccessful as a cavalry commander during the Civil War. Relieved by Philip H. Sheridan in the fall of 1864, he resigned from the army to become U.S. consul to Canada. - Library of Congress
Type of site: Battlefield
Address:
5810 Fort Ave.
Lynchburg, VA USA
24502
Phone Number: 434-239-2548
Admission Charged: No Charge
Website: Not listed
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