Battle

Heaton's Crossroads

16 Jul 1864 · 39.14° N, 77.69° W

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16 Jul 1864
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
39.14° N, 77.69° W
Description
1864 battle

Heaton's Crossroads

Heaton's Crossroads, also known as the Purcellville Wagon Raid, was an American Civil War skirmish that took place between Federal cavalry under Brig. Gen. Alfred N. Duffié and Confederate infantry under Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge on July 16, 1864, near present-day Purcellville, Virginia in Loudoun County as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864. The action was tactically inconclusive.

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