| Battle of Marion | |||||||||
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| Part of Stoneman’s Raid into Southwest Virginia | |||||||||
 Location of the battle | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Union | Confederacy | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| George Stoneman | John C. Breckinridge | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 154 | 120 | ||||||||
The Battle of Marion (December 17–December 18, 1864)[1] was a military engagement in the American Civil War that occurred when Major General George Stoneman, commander of the Union Army in Kentucky and Tennessee, raided Southwestern Virginia. General Stoneman's plan was to destroy anything that might benefit the Southern war effort and was approved by his commanding officers on December 6, 1864.
The Confederates managed to hold the key positions on the battlefield against numerous Union charges. Eventually, the Confederates ran short of ammunition and were forced to withdraw. The total casualties for this battle were 274, relatively low for a battle during the Civil War.[2]
After the battle, the Union expedition set out to destroy the salt mines, lead works, and anything else in the area that could be of benefit to the Confederates.
- ↑ "Wisconsin War Letters Timeline". Archived from the original on 2008-09-05.
- ↑ "Battle of Marion Summary".