Castleman's Ferry Fight
Near here General Early, in July, 1864, returning from his Washington raid, was attacked by Crook, who forced a passage of the Shenandoah. Early, counterattacking, drove the Unionists back across the river. Rutherford B. Hayes, later President of the United States, commanded a brigade of Union troops.
1948 text, presented as a historical document.
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Marker data: Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, State Historical Markers of Virginia, 6th ed. (1948)
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