Union raiders burn the Virginia Central depot at Beaverdam
July 20, 1862, Beaverdam, Virginia.
- Date
- July 20, 1862
- Where
- Beaverdam, Virginia
- What happened
- Burned
- Event
- 42 of 174
Union cavalry under Rufus King burned the depot to destroy its supplies and cut the telegraph line, capturing John Mosby while he waited for a train. The wood frame depot changed hands and was destroyed at least three times during the war.
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