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Dec 7, 2020 · That movement reopened the Shenandoah Valley to Confederate control and made possible Early’s raid on Washington in July. Early’s movement, though unsustainable, brought to a head three summers of frustration in the Union high command and set the stage for a climatic, fiery autumn of holocaust.
Mar 25, 2011 · In 1864, Union General Philip Sheridan embarked on a campaign aimed at depriving the Confederate Army of vital natural resources and supplies. Sheridan won a series of battles that wrested...
- Summary of Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862
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Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862 was a series of battles that took place in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia from May to June 1862, during the American Civil War. The campaign was in response to the Union’s plan to capture Richmond and end the war quickly with the Peninsula Campaign. Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson led h...
Despite their stunning victory at the First Battle of Bull Run in July 1861, Confederate prospects were dim less than one year later. In the West, Ulysses S. Grant was having his way with Confederate defenders of vital river systems. In the East, George B. McClellanwas inching his way up the James River Peninsula, threatening the Confederate capita...
The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862 got underway on February 27, when Banks led much of the 5th Corps across the Potomac River and into the valley near Harpers Ferry. As Banks moved up the valley (southward) Jackson withdrew from Winchester on March 11. The next day, Banks occupied Winchester unopposed.
One week before Jackson’s victories at Cross Keys and Port Republic, General Joseph Johnston was severely wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines near Richmond. On June 1, 1862, Confederate President Jefferson Davis named Robert E. Lee to succeed Johnston as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. On June 16, Lee ordered Jackson’s army to join him...
During the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862, General Stonewall Jackson’s men won five battles in four weeks.Traveling more than 650 miles, mostly on foot, Jackson’s infantry was so agile they became known as “Jackson’s Foot Cavalry.”Despite being outnumbered nearly three-to-one during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862, Jackson defeated three Union armies that had him virtually surrounded.Jackson’s successes during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862 deterred Union Major General Irvin McDowell’s corps from reinforcing Major General George McClellan’s troops during the Peninsula C...Also Known As
1. Jackson’s Valley Campaign
Date and Location
1. March 23, 1862–June 1862 2. Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley
Principal Union Commanders
1. Major General Nathaniel Banks 2. Major General John C. Frémont 3. Major General Irvin McDowell
These are the main battles and events of Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862in order. 1. March 23, 1862 — First Battle of Kernstown 2. May 8, 1862 — Battle of McDowell 3. May 15–17, 1862 — Battle of Princeton Court House 4. May 23, 1862 — Battle of Front Royal 5. May 25, 1862 — First Battle of Winchester 6. June 8, 1862 — Battle of Cross K...
- Harry Searles
In 1864, Shenandoah Valley grain, livestock, iron, wool, and leather were making a strong contribution to keeping the Confederacy alive. Union commanders were starting to see the Shenandoah Valley as more than campaigning ground. Its agriculture and industries were also dangerous enemies.
Sheridan’s orders had three objectives: disable the Valley's use as an avenue for invasion, destroy the Confederacy’s breadbasket, and break the Southern will to fight. Sheridan began destroying the lower Valley. On August 17 he reported, "I have burned all wheat and hay, and brought off all stock, sheep, cattle, horses, &c, south of Winchester."
Jan 12, 2024 · Desperate to halt a possible Confederate assault on Washington, DC, Federal leaders hastily assembled a small army commanded by Major General Lew Wallace to delay Early until Grant could send reinforcements to protect the capital. On July 9, Early’s army defeated Wallace’s 5,800 soldiers at the Battle of Monocacy near Frederick, Maryland.
Jun 12, 2006 · Jackson, a prewar resident of the Shenandoah town of Lexington, Va., knew that Front Royal could not be held. He also knew that the Yankees would try. In the early spring of 1862, Confederate forces in Virginia braced themselves for a renewed Federal push into their territory.
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