Author Description

In May of 1864, Union General Crook, under orders from General Grant, launched a raid into Southwest Virginia to destroy the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad bridge at Fairlawn, Virginia. He was met on the banks of Back Creek near Dublin by a much smaller Confederate army commanded by General Jenkins, and a brief but fierce battle ensued. This book recounts the events leading up to the battle, the battle itself, and the aftermath. These events are put into the context of the Civil War at large as it was unfolding at that time.