Today in the Petersburg Campaign: July 20, 1864

July 20, 1864

Skirmish at Philomont, VA.

Engagement at Stephenson’s Depot, VA, as Union cavalry under Brig. Gen. William W. Averell, USA, capture over 250 Confederates, as Lieut. Jubal Early, CSA, withdraws up the Shenandoah Valley towards Strasburg, VA.

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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