STONEWALL JACKSON'S VALLEY CAMPAIGN - CIVIL WAR - BY WILLIAM ALLAN

Description: STONEWALL JACKSON’S VALLEY CAMPAIGN FROM NOVEMBER 4, 1861 TO JUNE 17, 1862 BY WILLIAM ALLAN MINT CONDITION This is a brand new, unread, pristine-condition book. Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound, New Book Fully References and Fully Indexed PUBLISHED BY KONECKY & KONECKY IN 1995 This book constitutes a history of General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s Valley Campaign in the America Civil War. Jackson’s Valley Campaign occurred in the Shenandoah Valley in late 1861 and through much of 1862. Employing audacity and rapid, unpredictable movements on interior lines, Jackson's 17,000 men marched 646 miles in 48 days and won several minor battles as they successfully engaged three Union armies (52,000 men), preventing them from reinforcing the Union offensive against Richmond. Jackson suffered a tactical defeat (his sole defeat of the war) at the First Battle of Kernstown against (March 23, 1862) against Colonel Nathan Kimball (part of Union General Nathanial Bank’s army), but it proved to be a strategic Confederate victory because President Abraham Lincoln reinforced the Union's Valley forces with troops that had originally been designated for the Peninsula Campaign against Richmond. On May 8, after more than a month of skirmishing with Banks, Jackson moved deceptively to the west of the Valley and drove back elements of General John Fremont’s army in the Battle of McDowell, preventing a potential combination of the two Union armies against him. Jackson then headed down the Valley once again to confront Banks. Concealing his movement in the Luray Valley, Jackson joined forces with General Richard Ewell and captured the Federal garrison at Front Royal on May 23, causing Banks to retreat to the north. On May 25, in the First Battle of Winchester. Jackson defeated Banks and pursued him until the Union Army crossed the Potomac River into Maryland. Bringing in Union reinforcements from eastern Virginia, General James Shields recaptured Front Royal and planned to link up with Frémont in Strasburg. Jackson was now threatened by three small Union armies. Withdrawing up the Valley from Winchester, Jackson was pursued by Frémont and Shields. On June 8, Ewell defeated Frémont in the Battle of Cross Keys and on the following day, crossed the North River to join forces with Jackson to defeat Shields in the Battle of Port Republic, bringing the campaign to a close. Jackson followed up his successful campaign by forced marches to join General Robert E. Lee for the Seven Days Battles outside Richmond. His audacious campaign elevated him to the position of the most famous general in the Confederacy. This book is brand new, unread and in pristine condition. It comes in a new, pristine condition dust jacket. The book is sharp, bright and clean. It has solid binding throughout. The exterior has no wear. The pages are clean, bright white and in excellent condition. There isn’t a mark in the book. 284 pages. Fully references and indexed. This is a brand new, pristine-condition book. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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