Battle of Saltville I

Battle of Saltville I

The Battle of Saltville (1 October – 3 October, 1864), was fought near the town of Saltville, Virginia, during the American Civil War. The battle was fought by both regular and homeguard Confederate units against regular Union troops, including one of the few black cavalry units, over an important saltworks in the town. The Union troops were led by Major General Stephen G. Burbridge.

The battle was a Confederate victory, stained by war crimes committed against captured and wounded black troops by irregular guerrilla forces. A second battle occurred two months later when Union general George Stoneman defeated Confederate defenders and burned the saltworks.

Further reading

*cite book
first = Bryan S.
last = Bush
year = 2008
title = Butcher Burbridge: Union General Stephen Burbridge and His Reign of Terror Over Kentucky
publisher = Acclaim Press
location = Morley, Missouri
id = ISBN 0979880254

ee also

*5th United States Colored Cavalry
*Champ Ferguson-hanged in 1865 on murder charges.
*See the entry on John C. Breckinridge who tried to have [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11064 Felix Robertson] tried for killing black soldiers.

External links

* [http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1865/january/saltville-virginia.htm Coverage by Harper's Weekly] ; continued [http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1865/january/making-salt.htm here]


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