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Wesley Merritt and the Battle of Tom’s Brook
Following the Battle of Fisher’s Hill, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s Federal army pursued Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early’s Rebel forces up the Shenandoah Valley. With the Yankees dogging his march, Early left the Valley, while Sheridan encamped around the town of Harrisonburg, Virginia. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged "Woodstock Races", 2d Massachusetts Cavalry, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 9th U.S. Cavalry, Appomattox, Army of Northern Virgina, Army of the Potomac, Army of the Shenandoah, Back Road, Battle of Tom's Brook, Bradley Johnson, Charles Russell Lowell, Fisher's Hill, George Custer, Gettysburg, Harrisonburg, John Buford, Jubal Early, Little Bighorn, Lunsford Lomax, Natural Bridge, Reserve Brigade, Spanish American War, Stoneman's Raid, Third Winchester, Thomas Devin, Thomas Rosser, Trevilian's Station, Valley Turnpike, Virginia, Wesley Merritt, West Point, Woodstock, Yellow Tavern
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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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