General Averell's cavalry raid into Virginia, December 8-29, 1863, artist's impression, detail

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General Averell's cavalry raid into Virginia, December 8-29, 1863, artist's impression, detail

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Scan date

06/30/2013

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, March 20, 2014.

Depicted ContentAt Salem, Virginia, General Averell's Union cavalry raid arrives to destroy rail communications

Depicted ContentA Union winter cavalry raid departs its West Virginia base and marches south to cut communications

Image type

engraving

Original caption

Averell's(sic) Raid

Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, January 16, 1864, p. 33.

Source note

Cropped from the larger image, also available here.

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