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First Battle of Saltville
1864 battle of the American Civil War
First Battle of Saltville
The First Battle of Saltville, also known as the Saltville Massacre, was fought on October 2, 1864, near the town of Saltville, Virginia, during the American Civil War. The battle over significant Confederate saltworks in town was fought by both regular and Home Guard Confederate units against regular U.S. Army troops, which included two of the few black cavalry units of the United States Colored Troops. Brigadier General Stephen G. Burbridge, commander of Federal forces in Kentucky, led the Union troops.
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