June 11, 1864
The raid on Arrington’s Depot, VA, by Maj. Gen. David Hunter, USA, the Lynchburg, VA Campaign.
Skirmish at Lexington, VA, including the burning of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) by Maj. Gen. David Hunter, USA, the Lynchburg, VA Campaign.
Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, dispatches Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, to the Shenandoah Valley to assist Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, CSA, in dealing with Maj. Gen. David Hunter, USA, there.
Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. Order the book HERE.
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