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Loyalty & The Battle of Kernstown
Loyal – unswerving in allegiance[i] The battle of Kernstown, fought on March 23, 1862, resulted in a Confederate retreat under the cover of darkness and a scored victory for the Union in the Shenandoah Valley. “Stonewall” Jackson’s gamble to regain … Continue reading
The Battle of McDowell
I can hardly imagine the boom of cannons echoing off the mountains. Stonewall Jackson had perched atop the peaks southeast of town and dared Federal forces under Robert Milroy to attack him. Milroy, fanned across the valley below, gave it … Continue reading
Scenes of Success from Kernstown
We’re pleased to share a little good news from our friends at the Civil War Trust and the Kernstown Battlefield Association. This week, to commemorate the 155th anniversary of the battle, they celebrated preservation victories that preserve land associated with First … Continue reading
The Army of Northern Virginia’s Great Winter Battles
Since nearly half of the authors at Emerging Civil War are snowed in this weekend, and all of us at the site have been living with the great debate of the week—over canonizing Lee and Jackson, or hanging them from … Continue reading
Posted in Battles
Tagged 13th Georgia, 18th North Carolina, 28th North Carolina, 2nd South Carolina, 37th North Carolina, 61st Georgia, Charles McArthur, Fredericksburg, James Lane, James Longstreet, John B. Gordon, Joseph Kershaw, Kernstown, Lane's Brigade, Noah Collins, Stonewall Jackson, Texas Brigade
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Battle of Second Kernstown
Welcome back guest author Kyle Rothemich. After the Battle of Rutherford’s Farm on July 20th, Lt. Gen. Jubal Early’s Army of the Valley was located south of Strasburg near Fisher’s Hill. With Union forces defeating Stephen D. Ramseur’s forces at … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Confederate
Tagged George Crook, John B. Gordon, Jubal Early, Kernstown, Opequon Church, Second Battle of Kernstown, Shenandoah Valley, Shenandoah Valley Battlefields, Stephen D. Ramseur, Ulysses S. Grant, Valley Turnpike, Winchester
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