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==1864 service== |
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On May 10, 1864, a "detachment of the Third Virginia, under Major Conger" fought as part of a division commanded by Brigadier General Averell in the |
* On May 10, 1864, a "detachment of the Third Virginia, under Major Conger" fought as part of a division commanded by Brigadier General Averell in the [[Battle of Cove Mountain]] near [[Wytheville, Virginia]].{{multiref|{{harvnb|Averell|1902|p=41}};|{{cite web |
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|title=Battle Detail – Cove Mountain |
|title=Battle Detail – Cove Mountain |
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|publisher=National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior |
|publisher=National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior |
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213543/https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=va109 |
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| ⚫ | * In Hunter's [[Valley campaigns of 1864#Lynchburg campaign (May–June 1864)|Lynchburg Campaign]], including the '''[[Battle of Lynchburg]]''' on June 17 and 18, the 3rd West Virginia Cavalry Regiment was part of Averell's 2nd Cavalry Division, Department of Army of West Virginia. Although the regiment was designated as part of Colonel John H. Oley's 2nd Brigade, it served as dismounted cavalry with the 2nd Infantry Division commanded by Brigadier General [[George Crook]].{{multiref|{{harvnb|[Unlisted]|1902e|pp=104–105}};|{{cite web |
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|title=Lynchburg |
|title=Lynchburg |
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|publisher=American Battlefield Trust |
|publisher=American Battlefield Trust |
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