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| Action at Nineveh | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
 Warren County in Virginia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States (Union) |
 CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Br Gen William H. Powell | Br Gen John McCausland | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Second Cavalry Division 1st Brigade 2nd Brigade |
Lomax's Division McCausland's Brigade
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| Strength | |||||||
| 9999 | 9999 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 killed, 15 wounded | 20 killed, 25 wounded, 161 prisoners | ||||||
| Union soldiers captured two artillery pieces and an ammunition train | |||||||
The Action at Nineveh was a brief cavalry fight that occurred on November 12, 1864, during the American Civil War. A Union cavalry division led by Brigadier General William H. Powell defeated cavalry belonging to Lomax and commanded by John McCausland.
On November 12, the Second Division again fought Lomax's cavalry.[1] Powell sent most of his 1st Brigade out beyond Front Royal, where it encountered a portion of Lomax's cavalry commanded by McCausland. The Confederates slowly pushed the 1st Brigade back. Powell brought Capehart's 2nd Brigade, including the 1st West Virginia Cavalry, to the front while the 1st Brigade moved to the rear.[2][Note 1] Capehart's brigade charged, resulting in a short clash that ended with the Confederates retreating as fast as they could. They were chased for 8 miles (12.9 km).[4] Powell captured all of the rebel artillery (two guns), their ammunition train, and took 180 prisoners.[5] Newspaper accounts said McCausland was slightly wounded.[6] Two men from the 1st West Virginia Cavalry were awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in this battle. Private James F. Adams, from Company D, received his medal for "Capture of State flag of 14th Virginia Cavalry (C.S.A.)".[7] The other medal winner was Sergeant Levi Shoemaker from Company A. His citation is "Capture of flag of 22d Virginia Cavalry (C.S.A.)".[8] The Nineveh action, plus actions at Newtown or Middletown and Cedar Creek fought by other Union cavalry divisions on the same day, totaled to 184 Union casualties (killed, wounded or missing).[9][Note 2]
Notes
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Powell's 1st Brigade consisted of the 8th Ohio Cavalry, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry, and 21st New York Cavalry regiments. His 2nd Brigade consisted of the 1st West Virginia Cavalry, 3rd West Virginia Cavalry, and 1st New York Cavalry.[3]
- ^ Dyer does not list Confederate casualties in his Compendium. Powell's November 17 report listed enemy losses of 20 killed, 25 wounded, and 161 prisoners. His own loss was listed as 2 killed and 15 wounded.[10]
Citations
[edit]- ^ Reid 1868, p. 515
- ^ Beach 1902, pp. 448–449
- ^ Powell 1893, p. 512
- ^ Beach 1902, p. 450
- ^ Rhodes 1900, p. 149
- ^ "Camp Near Winchester, VA., Nov. 12 1864". Wheeling Daily Intelligencer. 1864-11-23. p. 1.
- ^ "Medal of Honor Recipients – Civil War (A–F) Adams, James F." U.S. Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ^ "Medal of Honor Recipients – Civil War (S–Z) Shoemaker, Levi". U.S. Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
- ^ Dyer 1908, p. 957
- ^ Powell 1893, pp. 512–513
References
[edit]- Beach, William Harrison (1902). The First New York (Lincoln) Cavalry from April 19, 1861, to July 7, 1865. New York: Lincoln Cavalry Association. p. 448. OCLC 44089779.
Nineveh Powell chased.
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- Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, Iowa: Dyer Pub. Co. OCLC 1028851810. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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