August 30, 1864
Brig. Gen. George Crook, USA, is assigned to the command of the Dept. of West Virginia, vice Maj. Gen. David Hunter, USA, is relieved.
Skirmish near Smithfield, WV, the Shenandoah Valley, VA, Campaign.
Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. Order the book HERE.
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