After being routed at Cedar Creek in October, Jubal Early’s Confederates leave the Shenandoah Valley. But some are not yet ready to admit complete defeat.
Category: Virginia
The Battles of Fair Oaks and Hatcher’s Run
Ulysses S. Grant’s Federal forces move to assault both ends of the Confederate siege line stretching from Richmond to Petersburg.
Virginia: A Proposal to Exchange Prisoners
Robert E. Lee seeks to renew the prisoner exchange cartel with Ulysses S. Grant amidst a manpower shortage in the Confederacy.
The Battle of Cedar Creek
Jubal Early’s Confederates launch one more desperate attack against Philip Sheridan’s numerically superior but unsuspecting Federal army in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.
The Shenandoah Valley: Early Plans to Attack
After a decisive engagement against the Confederates in mid-October, Philip Sheridan goes to attend a conference in Washington, while Jubal Early’s Confederates prepare to launch a surprise attack on Sheridan’s army.
Mosby’s “Greenback” Raid
John S. Mosby’s Confederate partisans return to the Shenandoah Valley to disrupt Philip Sheridan’s Federal supply lines. Mosby’s raiders ambush a train, recover a large sum of money, and temporarily halt traffic on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.