This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Jackson's Valley Campaign Elevates a General to Fame
A century after the Valley campaign, General Jackson's leadership and staff are assessed as shaping the Confederate defense. The article traces his early promise at Harper's Ferry, Romney, and Winchester, highlighting his initiative, secrecy, and pursuit philosophy. It notes Harman Hawks Pendleton McGuire and others who formed his staff, and argues Jackson's strategic brilliance and character endure as a lasting inheritance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemper Port Republic
Peeléliy
Aemala Cay
General Jackson
Ashby
Percy Wyndham
Jackson
Waynesboro
Charlottesville
Fauquier County
Lee
Davis
Harper's Ferry
Joseph E. Johnston
Richmond
McClellan
Harper’s Ferry
Johnston
Manassas
Henry House Hill
Judah P. Benjamin
Confederate States
Ewell
Confederacy
Washington
Cross ‘Keys
Port Republic
Cummins Jackson
Jackson’s Mill
West Virginia
Virginia Military Institute
Fort Meade
Florida
V.M.I
Virginia
Samuel McDowell Moore
Rockbridge County
Lexington
Rockbridge
Colonel Jackson
Falling Waters
Virginia Infantry
Romney
Winchester
Kernstown
Imboden
Viscount Wolseley
Staunton
Front Royal
Harman
Hawks
Pendleton
McGuire
Major Hawks
Major Harman
Alexander S. Pendleton
Sandie Pendleton
W. G. Bean
Washington College
University of Virginia
Hunter H. McGuire
Chancellorsville
Robert L. Dabney
Henry Kyd Douglas
Stonewall
Jed Hotchkiss
McDowell