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Union re-enactors recreate the Battle of Saltville in Saltville, Virginia on Aug. 20, 2006.

Confederate artillery re-enactors fire on Union troops during the 2006 Battle of Saltville re-enactment.

View of part of the Saltville battlefield.

The Battle of Saltville (1 October – 3 October 1864), was fought near the town of Saltville, Virginia, during the American Civil War. The battle was fought by both regular and homeguard Confederate units against regular Union troops, including one of the few black cavalry units, over an important saltworks in the town. The Union troops were led by Major General Stephen G. Burbridge. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixel Image in higher resolution (2464 × 1632 pixel, file size: 273 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): American Civil War... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixel Image in higher resolution (2464 × 1632 pixel, file size: 273 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): American Civil War... Saltville is a town in Virginia, United States. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixel Image in higher resolution (2464 × 1632 pixel, file size: 317 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): American Civil War... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixel Image in higher resolution (2464 × 1632 pixel, file size: 317 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): American Civil War... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Saltville is a town in Virginia, United States. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem (none official) God Save the South (unofficial) The Bonnie Blue Flag (unofficial) Dixie (unofficial)  States that seceded under CSA control  States and territories claimed by CSA without formal secession and/or control Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia... Animated map of secession, Civil War and re-admission:  States of the Union  Territories of the Union (including occupied territory)  States of the Confederacy  Territories claimed by Confederacy During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the twenty-three states of the United States... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Not to be confused with Golgotha, which was called Calvary. ... Union Major General Stephen Gano Burbridge Stephen Gano Burbridge (August 19, 1831 – November 30, 1894), also known as Butcher Burbridge or the Butcher of Kentucky, was a controversial Union Major General during the American Civil War. ...

The battle was a Confederate victory, stained by war crimes committed against captured and wounded black troops by irregular guerrilla forces. A second battle occurred two months later when Union general George Stoneman defeated Confederate defenders and burned the saltworks. In the context of war, a war crime is a punishable offense under International Law, for violations of the laws of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ... Portrait of George Stoneman during the Civil War George Stoneman (August 22, 1822 – September 5, 1894) was a career U.S. Army officer, a Union cavalry general in the American Civil War, and the Governor of California between 1883 and 1887. ...

Further reading

• Bush, Bryan S. (2008). Butcher Burbridge: Union General Stephen Burbridge and His Reign of Terror Over Kentucky. Morley, Missouri: Acclaim Press. ISBN 0979880254. 

Morley is a city located in Scott County, Missouri. ...

See also

• 5th United States Colored Cavalry
• Champ Ferguson-hanged in 1865 on murder charges.
• See the entry on John C. Breckinridge who tried to have Felix Robertson tried for killing black soldiers.

The 5th United States Colored Cavalry was a unit of the United States Army in the American Civil War. ... Champ Ferguson (November 29, 1821 - October 20, 1865) was a Kentucky and Tennessee Confederate guerilla in the American Civil War who is claimed to have killed dozens of soldiers and civilians. ... John C. Breckinridge This article is about the politician and Confederate General. ...

External links

• Coverage by Harper's Weekly; continued here