Home Historian reclassifies Civil War "skirmish" in W.Va. as all-out battle Photograph of James A Miller, 1860

Photograph of James A Miller, 1860

Far more than a few soldiers were engaged in the Battle of Hurricane Bridge.

The reporter's ancestor, private John A. Miller of the 8th Virginia Cavalry, fought at the battle.

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