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The Battle of Newton's Station was an engagement on April 24, 1863, in Newton's Station, Mississippi, during Grierson's Raid of the American Civil War. Union cavalry raiders under the command of Col. Benjamin Grierson, in an effort to disrupt Confederate communications, probed deep in enemy territory and entered the town of Newton's Station (now Newton). They succeeded in securing the town without any serious fighting, and captured two Confederate trains. The raiders also destroyed several miles of railroad track and telegraph wires in the vicinity, severing communications between Confederate-held Vicksburg and the Eastern Theatre commanders.

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rdfs:label	Battle of Newton's Station (en)
rdfs:comment	The Battle of Newton's Station was an engagement on April 24, 1863, in Newton's Station, Mississippi, during Grierson's Raid of the American Civil War. Union cavalry raiders under the command of Col. Benjamin Grierson, in an effort to disrupt Confederate communications, probed deep in enemy territory and entered the town of Newton's Station (now Newton). They succeeded in securing the town without any serious fighting, and captured two Confederate trains. The raiders also destroyed several miles of railroad track and telegraph wires in the vicinity, severing communications between Confederate-held Vicksburg and the Eastern Theatre commanders. (en)
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Relates an entity ...ch it is located.	Newton, Mississippi
dct:subject	1863 in Mississippi April 1863 events Battles of the American Civil War in Mississippi Battles of the Western Theater of the American Civil War Newton County, Mississippi Vicksburg campaign Union victories of the American Civil War Conflicts in 1863
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Benjamin Grierson John Wayne Union (American Civil War) Union Army United States Colonel (United States) Confederate States Army Confederate States of America Mississippi 1863 in Mississippi April 1863 events Battles of the American Civil War in Mississippi Battles of the Western Theater of the American Civil War Newton County, Mississippi Vicksburg campaign Siege of Vicksburg Union victories of the American Civil War William Holden American Civil War Eastern Theater of the American Civil War Conflicts in 1863 Cavalry Chunky River Grierson's Raid The Horse Soldiers John Ford La Grange, Tennessee Newton, Mississippi Benjamin H. Grierson
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	https://web.archive.org/web/20080705192229/http:/www.civilwaralbum.com/vicksburg/newton1.htm
sameAs	Battle of Newton's Station Battle of Newton's Station Battle of Newton's Station Battle of Newton's Station
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combatant	United States (en) CSA (Confederacy) (en)
commander	Benjamin H. Grierson Unknown (en)
conflict	Battle of Newton's Station (en)
date	1863-04-24 (xsd:date)
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has abstract	The Battle of Newton's Station was an engagement on April 24, 1863, in Newton's Station, Mississippi, during Grierson's Raid of the American Civil War. Union cavalry raiders under the command of Col. Benjamin Grierson, in an effort to disrupt Confederate communications, probed deep in enemy territory and entered the town of Newton's Station (now Newton). They succeeded in securing the town without any serious fighting, and captured two Confederate trains. The raiders also destroyed several miles of railroad track and telegraph wires in the vicinity, severing communications between Confederate-held Vicksburg and the Eastern Theatre commanders. The two trains (one a freight and the second a mixed freight and passenger) were actually captured by Lt-Colonel William Blackburn, who had ridden ahead in darkness to scout the town. His men set fire to the trains, and exploding ammunition led the nearby Grierson to assume the worst, that a major battle had started. He arrived with the main force to find Blackburn's men helping themselves to confiscated whiskey. Over the next few hours Union forces destroyed trackage and equipment, east to the Chunky River and west as far as possible. A large building in the town with uniforms and arms was burned, and the railroad depot was burned (not before local hospital staff were allowed to remove medicine and food). Assembling his forces Grierson departed the area around 2pm, leaving ruin and wreckage. The Battle of Newton's Station and Grierson's cavalry exploits starting in La Grange, Tennessee were the basis of the 1959 movie The Horse Soldiers, directed by John Ford, starring John Wayne and William Holden. (en)
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