The Battle of Lynchburg was fought on June 17–18, 1864, two miles outside Lynchburg, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. The Union Army of West Virginia, under Maj. Gen. David Hunter, attempted to capture the city but was repulsed by …

On June 17-18, 1864, Jubal Early ’s vastly outnumbered Confederate army defended the vital Southern city of Lynchburg, Virginia.

Mar 17, 2024 · In May 1864, Sigel marched 9,000 to 10,000 Union soldiers into the valley with orders from Grant to destroy the railroad center at Lynchburg, Virginia. Known as the Lynchburg Campaign, Sigel’s campaign was short-lived and ill-fated.

Jun 18, 2024 · On this 160th anniversary of the Battle of Lynchburg, we reflect on the event and its significance in local history. Why Lynchburg? During the American Civil War, the city of Lynchburg was a major logistical center and manufacturing hub in the eastern theater.

Reaching the outskirts of town on June 17, his first tentative attacks were thwarted by the timely arrival by rail of Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early’s II Corps vanguard from Charlottesville. Hunter withdrew the next day after sporadic fighting because of a critical shortage of supplies.

Jan 12, 2024 · In May 1864, Sigel marched 9,000 to 10,000 Union soldiers into the valley with orders from Grant to destroy the railroad center at Lynchburg, Virginia. Known as the Lynchburg Campaign, Sigel’s campaign was short-lived and ill-fated.

Jan 18, 2023 · Early's victory at the Battle of Lynchburg on June 18 forced Hunter to flee over the mountains into West Virginia. With the Valley free of Federal troops, Early could follow it north for his invasion of Maryland .

Mar 17, 2024 · The Battle of Lynchburg was the third and final battle of the Lynchburg Campaign. The failure of the Union assault on Lynchburg kept Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s supply lines open and enabled him to fight for another eight months.

Jun 18, 2019 · The above map, drawn by Jed Hotchkiss to accompany a Confederate report about the battle, depicts Lynchburg during the second day of fighting on June 18th, 1864. On Saturday, General Hunter sent out several divisions from the main line of battle in an attempt to outflank the Confederate army.

Arriving on June 17, Early occupied Lynchburg and attacked Hunter the next day. Defeated, Hunter slipped westward that evening into the Appalachians, ceding the Shenandoah Valley to Early who would use it to advance north toward Washington, just as Grant had feared.