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and had the disadvantage of being on for- eign ground. Jackson’s cavalry under the dashing, often brilliant, sometimes irre- spo ...
ton, and more forces were sent to the val- ley to deal with Jackson. Other important lessons were learned at Kernstown and durin ...
days before were sending valuables out to the countryside and fearing a Federal occupation—rejoiced at the sight. Jackson ordere ...
onslaught. Indeed, they made havoc on the column, capturing wagons and sending Federals to flight. But as it turned out, this wa ...
marching and fighting since Front Royal. They could not maintain the chase, and Jackson finally had to call it off, saving the d ...
achieved. Jackson issued his marching orders for a withdrawal and set the valley army in motion toward Strasburg, 45 miles from ...
would stop and try to deal with each sep- arately. And at Port Republic he also had an escape route, if need be, out of the val- ...
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The spirit and dash of the Confederate cavalryman is well captured in Don Stivers’ painting, The Commander. The swirling fight a ...
adjunct operation had to be embarked upon to sever Lee’s vital supply line to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, which pro- vided the ...
It was apparent to the troopers from the detailed preparations that a big event was about to occur. Veteran bugler Carlos McDona ...
realized that to charge such a superior force on horseback was seldom feasible. His alternative was to fight dismounted. One sub ...
was an unimproved avenue winding along the Virginia Central Railway and crossing the tracks at 12 different locations between Lo ...
patch of heavy undergrowth. Wright’s four regiments and one battalion dis- mounted and fought on foot. Aided by the effective fi ...
caravan, netting several hundred prisoners, 1,500 horses, and 50 wagons. Alerted by the commotion in his rear, Butler hurried so ...
addition, he was hit in the arm and shoul- der by spent bullets. Around noon, Hampton, fearing a renewed attack from Torbert, wi ...
transported back to friendly lines, Sheridan had no choice but to retreat. His expedi- tion was a complete failure. He had not d ...
Kirby Smith. Each man’s career would end in failure. Johnston was removed from command by Jefferson Davis after failing to preve ...
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