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During this campaign, the 54th lost eighty-four men. At the Battle of Piedmont, Private Thomas Evans of Company D seized the colors of the 45th Virginia Infantry, for which he would receive the Medal of Honor. On June 8, 1864, the enlistments for most of the 3rd and 4th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiments expired. Those who were not mustered out ...
The Battle of Piedmont was fought June 5, 1864, in the village of Piedmont, Augusta County, Virginia. Union Maj. Gen. David Hunter engaged Confederates under Brig. Gen. William E. "Grumble" Jones north of Piedmont. After severe fighting, Jones was killed and the Confederates were routed.
Battle of Piedmont order of battle: Union This article includes an American Civil War orders of battle-related list of lists . If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Johnson, Robert Underswood & Clarence Clough Buell (eds.). Battles and Leaders of the Civil War Volume 4 (New York: The Century Company), 1884.; Lepa, Jack H. The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co.), 2003.
Hunter resumed the Union offensive and defeated William E. "Grumble" Jones at the Battle of the Piedmont. Jones died in the battle, and Hunter occupied Staunton, Virginia. [3] On June 11 Hunter, who had continued to strike southward, fought at Lexington against John McCausland's Confederate cavalry, which retreated to the mountains around Buchanan.
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Johnson, Robert Underswood & Clarence Clough Buell (eds.). Battles and Leaders of the Civil War Volume 4 (New York: The Century Company), 1884.; Lepa, Jack H. The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co.), 2003.
The Fort Mill Ridge trenches are believed to be the best preserved battle trenches dating from the Civil War in existence. The trenches are located three miles southwest of Romney adjacent to the Fort Mill Ridge Wildlife Management Area off of the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50/West Virginia Route 28).