destroy the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad depot at Dublin, Virginia. Averell was also able to destroy several railroad bridges along the same line, severing one of the Confederacy's last vital lifelines and its only rail connection to East Tennessee. The day after the battle, the remaining Confederate troops unsuccessfully defended the large railroad bridge over the nearby New River. In the melee, a soldier who refused to take cover until Col. Hayes did so was mortally wounded. While undergoing first aid, the soldier was found to be a woman. Order of battle Union Kanawha Division — Brig. Gen. George Crook 1st Brigade — Col. Rutherford B. Hayes 23rd Ohio Infantry — Lt. Col. James M. Comly 36th Ohio Infantry — Col. Hiram F. Devol Detachment, 34th Ohio Infantry — (attached to 36th Ohio) 5th West Virginia Cavalry (Dismounted) — Colonel Abais A. Tomlinson 6th West Virginia Cavalry (Dismounted) 2nd Brigade — Col. Carr B. White 12th Ohio Infantry — Col. Jonathan D. Hines 91st Ohio Infantry — Col. John A. Turley 9th West Virginia Infantry — Col. Isaac H. Duval 14th West Virginia Infantry — Col. Daniel D. Johnson 3rd Brigade — Col. Horatio G. Sickel 3rd Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment — Capt. Jacob Lenhart 4th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment — Colonel Richard H. Woolworth (killed) 11th West Virginia Infantry — Col. Daniel Frost 15th West Virginia Infantry — Lt. Col. Thomas Morris Artillery — Capt. James R. McMillin 1st Ohio Battery — Lieut. G.P. Kirtland 1st Kentucky Battery — Capt. David W. Glassie Confederate Department of Southwestern Virginia — Brig. Gen. Albert G. Jenkins (wounded and captured); John McCausland 4th Brigade — Col. John McCausland 45th Virginia Infantry — Col. William H. Browne 60th Virginia Infantry — Col. Beuhring H. Jones 36th Virginia Infantry — Lt. Col. Thomas Smith (wounded) Maj. William E. Fife 10th (Diamond's) Kentucky Cavalry (Dismounted) (400 men) 45th Virginia Infantry Battalion — Lt. Col. Henry M. Beckley Home Guards Artillery — Capt. Thomas A. Bryan (wounded) Botetourt (Va.) Artillery — Capt. H.C. Douthat Bryan's (Va.) Battery — Lieut. G.A. Fowlkes Ringgold (Va.) Battery — Capt. Crispin Dickenson Morgan's Brigade — Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan (brigade arrived late and took part only in the retreat) 5th Kentucky Cavalry - Col. D. Howard Smith See also Valley Campaigns of 1864 References Additional sources Kennedy, Frances H., editor, The Civil War Battlefield Guide: Second Edition (1998) National Park Service