Wilson-Kautz raid stopped at Staunton River Bridge
June 25, 1864, Staunton River Bridge, Virginia.
- Date
- June 25, 1864
- Where
- Staunton River Bridge, Virginia
- What happened
- Cut
- Event
- 113 of 174
Union cavalry sent from Petersburg destroyed about 60 miles of railway on the lines supplying Lee. Confederate defenders saved the Richmond and Danville bridge over the Staunton River, but rail service was disrupted for several weeks.
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