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American Civil WarSoldiers
20th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
LIBERTY, VA
June 19, 1864
2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of West Virginia
While the Army of West Virginia was retiring from Lynchburg,
Averell's cavalry, constituting the rear-guard, was attacked
near Liberty by the Confederate cavalry and mounted infantry.
For 2 hours a severe fight was continued, when Averell was
compelled to fall back behind Crook's infantry division, which
was drawn up ready to receive an attack.
The enemy, however, was apparently satisfied with his victory
over Averell and did not attack. Averell suffered a loss of
122 in killed, wounded and missing.
[Source: The Union Army, vol. 5]
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