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Pre-Battle Skirmish

When
26 November 1864
Where
Waynesboro, Georgia
Part of
Battle of Waynesboro, Georgia, 4 December 1864

Union troops burned a bridge north of Waynesboro in late November 1864.

Elements of Kilpatrick's 3rd Cavalry Division reached a wooden railroad bridge north of Waynesboro on November 26, 1864. They partially burned it before being driven off by Confederate troops.

Sources

  1. Battle of Waynesboro, Georgia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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