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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Geography of Smyth County, Virginia, People from Smyth County, Virginia, Populated places in Smyth County, Virginia, Transportation in Smyth County, Virginia, Adwolf, Virginia, Saltville, Virginia, Chilhowie, Virginia, Sugar Grove, Virginia, Atkins, Virginia, Marion, Virginia, Battle of Marion, Interstate 81 in Virginia, Olin Corporation, Virginia State Route 16, Virginia State Route 42, Ernest M. Eller, National Register of Historic Places listings in Smyth County, Virginia, Hobart Smith, WOLD-FM, William F. McKee, U.S. Route 11 in Virginia, Eric McClure, Mount Rogers, Virginia State Route 91, Clay Davidson, Southwest Academic Conference, David Rowland, Betula uber, Joseph L. Kelly, Nick Cullop, Virginia State Route 762, Lewis Preston Collins II, Virginia State Route 638 (Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, and Wise Counties), Battle of Saltville II, Jim Buchanan, Whitetop Mountain, Virginia State Route 107, Rich Valley, Virginia, Seven Mile Ford, Virginia, Allison Gap, Virginia. Excerpt: The Battle of Marion (December 17-18, 1864) was a military engagement fought between units of the Union Army and the Confederate Army during the American Civil War near the town of Marion, Virginia. The battle was part of Union Maj. Gen. George Stoneman's attack upon southwest Virginia, aimed at destroying Confederate industrial infrastructure near Saltville and Marion. Union Cavalry and Infantry regiments-some 4,500 soldiers in total-left Tennessee on December 17 for southwestern Virginia. Through two days of fighting, a Confederate force under the command of John C. Breckinridge-totalling 1,200-1,500 infantry and cavalry-was successful in holding defensive positions in and around the town of Marion. On the first day, successive Union attacks were defeated by a well-coordinated Confederate defenses near a covered bridge outside of M...
