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Battle of Moorefield Oldfields |
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Hardy County, West Virginia
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Early’s Raid and Operations against the B&O Railroad
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42'' Killed: 11 Wounded: 18 Captured: 13
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488 Killed: 13 Wounded: 60 Captured: 415
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While returning to the Shenandoah Valley after burning Chambersburg, McCausland’s and Johnson’s cavalry were surprised at Moorefield on August 7 and routed by pursuing Union cavalry. This defeat impeded the morale and effectiveness of the Confederate cavalry for the remainder of the 1864 Valley Campaign. (NPS summary)
| Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early's Raid and Operations Against the B&O Railroad, June-August 1864 |
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| Battles of the American Civil War: 1864 |
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| | Eastern Theater | | | | Western Theater | | | | Trans-Mississippi Theater | | | | Lower Seaboard Theater | | | | Naval | |
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