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Massacre in Saltville in 1864
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Stories
Facts
Gallery
Sources
Stories
Introduction
The Formation of the 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry
General Burbridge Launches Raid on Saltville
The Battle of Saltville, October 2, 1864
The Aftermath
William Marvel's "The Battle of Saltville: Massacre or Myth?"
Epilogue
Conclusion
Remembering the Saltville Massacre
The Notorious Champ Ferguson
Stephen Gano Burbridge
Martyrs Monument
Report of Brig. Gen. Stephen O. Burbridge, U. S. Army
Champ Ferguson Historic Markers
Capt. Champ Ferguson Gravesite
Civil War Harper's Weekly, January 14, 1865
General Lorenzo Thomas
Samuel Truehart
Introduction
The Formation of the 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry
General Burbridge Launches Raid on Saltville
The Battle of Saltville, October 2, 1864
The Aftermath
William Marvel's "The Battle of Saltville: Massacre or Myth?"
Epilogue
Conclusion
Remembering the Saltville Massacre
The Notorious Champ Ferguson
Stephen Gano Burbridge
Martyrs Monument
Report of Brig. Gen. Stephen O. Burbridge, U. S. Army
Champ Ferguson Historic Markers
Capt. Champ Ferguson Gravesite
Civil War Harper's Weekly, January 14, 1865
General Lorenzo Thomas
Samuel Truehart
