Valley Campaign of Stonewall Jackson Discussed by Staunton Officer
Maj Henry T Louthan of Staunton Military Academy recounts Jacksons iron will during the Valley Campaign. A detachment from the twenty seventh regiment who volunteered for twelve months learned their year had expired as the Confederate Army paused after the McDowell engagement.
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Henry T. Louthan
Staunton Military Academy
Dowell
Jackson
Twenty-Seventh Regiment
Winchester and Front Royal campaigns reshape Jacksons 1862 advance
Confederate forces under Stonewall Jackson execute a bold flank movement from Front Royal through Cedarville to Middletown and Winchester. The engagement at Cedarville yields 600 Union captives and a rider's praise from Jackson for a cavalry charge. Banks retreats across the Potomac after a relentless pursuit and fighting through Middletown and Stephens City.
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Federa
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Blue Ridge
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Front
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Royal Road
Stephens City
Napoleon
Stonewall Jackson
Abraham
Stonewall
Taylor
Elzey
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