Battle of Marion (Q4871678)

matcher place: Virginia (relation 224042), Smyth County (relation 2532637)
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English Wikipedia categories: 1864 in Virginia, Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia, Battles of the Western Theater of the American Civil War, Conflicts in 1864, December 1864 events, Raids of the American Civil War, Smyth County, Virginia, Stoneman's 1864 raid, Union victories of the American Civil War

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The Battle of Marion (December 17–18, 1864) was a military engagement fought between units of the Union Army and the Confederate Army during the American Civil War near the town of Marion, Virginia. The battle was part of Union Maj. Gen. George Stoneman's attack upon southwest Virginia, aimed at destroying Confederate industrial infrastructure near Saltville and Marion. Union Cavalry and Infantry regiments—some 4,500 soldiers in total—left Tennessee on December 17 for southwestern Virginia.

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Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia	historic=battlefield
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