Skirmish at Abingdon
In the American Civil War, a Skirmish at Abingdon, Virginia, between Union Army and Confederate States Army forces occurred on December 15, 1864, during Stoneman's 1864 Raid. Skirmishing took place near Abingdon with Union forces consisting mostly of cavalry regiments from Tennessee. The action is listed as a skirmish in Dyer's Compendium of the War of the Rebellion.