Jones-Imboden raiders burn the B&O bridge at Oakland
April 26, 1863, Oakland, Maryland.
- Date
- April 26, 1863
- Where
- Oakland, Maryland
- What happened
- Burned
- Event
- 63 of 174
McNeill's Rangers and the 12th Virginia Cavalry rode from Jones's main column to destroy the B&O bridge at Oakland. The raid aimed to break the railroad that carried Union supplies through western Virginia. The Oakland party destroyed bridges while the main targets at Rowlesburg survived.
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