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Hanging Rock

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On June 31, 1864, General Hunter, retreating from defeat at Lynchburg by General Early, met Confederate forces led by General John McCausland at Hanging Rock. After losing some of his artillery here, Hunter continued his withdrawal northwest through New Castle to Lewisburg.
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