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Hunter's Bivouac

Bedford County · 3 miles west of Bedford. · location approximate

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Near here General Hunter, on his retreat from Lynchburg, halted for the night of June 18, 1864. He resumed his retreat early in the morning of June 19.

1948 text, presented as a historical document.

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Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, State Historical Markers of Virginia, 6th ed. (1948)

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