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Battle of Bulltown in Burnsville
Battle of Bulltown
Bulltown Historic Area near Burnsville Lake
On October 13, 1863, the Battle of Bulltown occurred near the Union trenches. This skirmish lasted twelve hours. The Confederate forces were led by Colonel William L. Jackson (a native of Lewis County, Virginia--now West Virginia, and the first cousin of "Stonewall" Jackson). The confederates attacked the union forces at 4:30am. The Union forces, led by Captain Mattingly, repelled the attack on their fortifications and the battle finally ended about 4:30pm. There were apparently casualties on both sides, and one civilian casualty, Moses Cunningham, who ran out of his farmhouse into the line of fire and shouted "Hurrah for Jeff Davis!" He was clipped by a bullet but recovered.
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