Wytheville Raid
The Wytheville Raid or Toland's Raid (July 18, 1863) was an attack by an undersized Union brigade on a Confederate town during the American Civil War. Union Colonel John Toland led a brigade of over 800 men against a Confederate force of about 130 soldiers and 120 civilians. The location of Wytheville, the county seat of Wythe County in southwestern Virginia, had strategic importance because of a nearby lead mine and the railroad that served it. This mine supplied lead for about one third of the Confederate Army's munitions, while the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad transported Confederate troops and supplies; plus telegraph wires along the railroad line were vital for communications. In addition to logistics of moving the lead to bullet manufacturing facilities, this rail line also connecte
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Wytheville Raid
The Wytheville Raid or Toland's Raid (July 18, 1863) was an attack by an undersized Union brigade on a Confederate town during the American Civil War. Union Colonel John Toland led a brigade of over 800 men against a Confederate force of about 130 soldiers and 120 civilians. The location of Wytheville, the county seat of Wythe County in southwestern Virginia, had strategic importance because of a nearby lead mine and the railroad that served it. This mine supplied lead for about one third of the Confederate Army's munitions, while the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad transported Confederate troops and supplies; plus telegraph wires along the railroad line were vital for communications. In addition to logistics of moving the lead to bullet manufacturing facilities, this rail line also connecte
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11 killed, 32 wounded, 17 prisoners, 26 missing
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1863-07-18
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Union troops captured town but ...... ed two colonels and a captain.
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Wythe County in Virginia
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CSA Report: 3 soldiers killed
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USA Report: 75 killed, unknown wounded, 125 prisoners
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CSA (Confederacy)
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United States
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Col. John Toland
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Col. William H. Powell
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Maj. Joseph Kent
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Maj. Thomas M. Bowyer
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Wytheville Raid
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Union colonels John T. Toland and William H. Powell
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Union troops captured town but ...... ed two colonels and a captain.
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the American Civil War
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Union victory
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Civilians
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Virginia Infantry
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Wytheville Home Guard
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