Tag Archives: Charlestown

The Apple Barrage

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Private William McCarter of the 116th Pennsylvania Infantry (Irish Brigade) wrote a colorful memoir and included this autumnal story about soldier and civilian interactions near Charlestown (now West Virginia) in October 1862. Here’s the account in his own words, and … Continue reading →

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Conference at Charlestown

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Daniel Davis

The fall of Atlanta in early September, 1864 sent shockwaves through the Northern states. Sitting at his headquarters at City Point on the James River outside Petersburg, Virginia, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, hoped that his subordinate in the Shenandoah Valley, Maj. Gen. … Continue reading →

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…and the Armies Danced: Sheridan and Early in the Valley, August-September 1864

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Daniel Davis

Four days after taking command of the Army of the Shenandoah, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan led his new command out of Harper’s Ferry and headed south. His hope was to force Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early’s Confederates out of the lower … Continue reading →

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