battle, hurricane, bridge, civil, battle, fought, hurricane, west, virginia, march, 1863, preceding, jones, imboden, raid, after, being, defeated, confederates, continued, point, pleasant, attacking, town, search, munitions, supplies, directly, contributed, un. The Battle of Hurricane Bridge was a Civil War battle fought in Hurricane West Virginia on March 28 1863 preceding the Jones Imboden Raid 1 After being defeated the Confederates continued on to Point Pleasant attacking the town in search of munitions and supplies The Battle of Hurricane Bridge directly contributed to the Union Army maintaining control of the James River and Kanawha Turnpike a key supply line and enabled Federal control of the Kanawha Valley for the remainder of the war 2 Battle of Hurricane BridgePart of the American Civil WarDateMarch 28 1863 1863 03 28 LocationHurricane West VirginiaResultUnion victoryBelligerentsUnited States Union CSA Confederacy Commanders and leadersWilliam R BrownAlbert G JenkinsUnits involved13th West Virginia Infantry Regiment8th Virginia Cavalry16th Virginia CavalryStrength1 regiment2 regimentsReferences Edit Hatfield Philip 2019 The Battle of Hurricane Bridge March 28 1863 With the Firmness of Veterans 35th Star Publishing Charleston WV Hatfield Philip 2019 The Battle of Hurricane Bridge March 28 1863 With the Firmness of Veterans 35th Star Publishing Charleston WV This article about a battle of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Hurricane Bridge amp oldid 1127254248, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
