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When other correspondents were captured in the Rangers' raids, they were treated well and given liquor and cigars. Mosby often played up his exploits to gain attention in the press for his unit and to emphasize the fact that the 43rd Battalion was a legitimate military command within the command structure of the Confederate States of America's ...
Pages in category "Military operations of the American Civil War in Virginia" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Raid (military) * List of raids; 0–9. 1973 Israeli raid in Lebanon; ... Raid on Alexandria (Virginia) Attack on Altena Farm; Raid at Altenburg; 2024 Anbar raid ...
Ironically, the first death of Brown's raid was Heyward Shepherd, a free black from Winchester who worked for the B&O Railroad; he was buried in Winchester's colored cemetery with military honors. [1] Following the raid, Judge Richard Parker of Winchester presided over the trial of John Brown, sentencing the insurrectionist to hang.
B. Battle of Ball's Bluff; Battle of Bunker Hill (1861) Battle of Jack's Shop; Battle of Lewinsville; Battle of Beaver Dam Creek; Beefsteak Raid; Battle of Berryville
A military raid is a mission where the main objective is to demoralize, destroy valuable enemy installations, free prisoners, gather intelligence, or capture or kill specific personnel. This contrasts to regular military operations where the end goal is to capture territory and advance.
The Wytheville Raid or Toland's Raid (July 18, 1863) was an attack by an undersized Union brigade on a Confederate town during the American Civil War.Union Colonel John Toland led a brigade of over 800 men against a Confederate force of about 130 soldiers and 120 civilians.
The Sandy Creek Expedition, also known as the Sandy Expedition or the Big Sandy Expedition, [1] (not to be confused with the Big Sandy Expedition of 1861) was a 1756 campaign by Virginia Regiment soldiers and Cherokee warriors into modern-day West Virginia against the Shawnee, who were raiding the British colony of Virginia's frontier.