Friday, March 22, 2013

March 17, 1863

March 17, 1863

---In central Virginia, Gen. Stoneman, in command of the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac, directs Gen. William Averill to take 3,000 troopers and artillery and to strike Stuart's cavalry in the vicinity of Kelly's Ford across the Rappahannock. Averill's force rides out this evening.

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