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Bravery does not of itself win battles. -- H.H. Wilson |
Namozine Church, 1865(91 total words in this text)(1975 Reads)  Location: Amelia County Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865) Date(s): April 3 1865 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. George A. Custer [US]; Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee [CS] Forces Engaged: Brigades Estimated Casualties: 75 total Description: Description: Rearguard cavalry action. A brigade of Union cavalry under Col. William Well's (Custer's Division) attacked Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry near Namozine Church on April 3. Confederate Gen. Rufus Barringer was captured nearby. Result(s): Result(s): Inconclusive |
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