Raid on Huntersville
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On December 31, 1861, a Union force led by Maj. George Webster launched a raid from Huttonsville against Huntersville, a major Confederate supply depot. On January 3, Union soldiers clashed with militia and Confederate troops at Greenbrier Bridge and outside Huntersville, with the Federals victorious.
The town's abundant supplies and a number of buildings were burned.
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"The Mountain State"-western part of the Commonwealth of Virginia until June 20, 1863.
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