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Fateful May Recalled From Winchester Campaign
Sixty years ago the May campaign began near Winchester with Stonewall Jackson rearward movements from Strasburg and Ewell marching on Front Royal. Gun batteries on Bowles Hill and ambushes along the Hollingsworth mill road marked battles as Winchester burned and Lee’s forces moved toward Fredericksburg. The piece cites General Ewell, Burnside, and figures like the Bucktails amid a vivid reminiscence of the Civil War sightings and a tribute to Jackson’s night provocation at Burnside’s army.
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Star
Bika
Winchester
Jackson
General Banks
Strasburg
Stonewall Jackson i
Front Royal
Valley Turnpike
Ewell
Bowles’ Hill
Millwood
North Carolina
Hollingsworth Mill
Fiena
McDowell
Cross - Keyes
Blencker
Bradley T.johnson
Maryland
Col. Kane
Pennsylvania
Pikesville
Ashby
Etme Ridge
Port Republic
Harpers’ Ferry
Fort Siegel
Sharpsburg
Fredericksburg
Burnside
Stonewall
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