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The Washington Raid: Early Reaches Winchester

July 2, 2019 WalterCoffey

July 2, 1864 – Lieutenant General Jubal Early’s Confederate Army of the Valley arrived at Winchester as it moved north “down” Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley toward

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The Fall of Harpers Ferry

September 15, 2017 WalterCoffey

As part of Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army fought at South Mountain, another portion led by Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson forced the largest Federal surrender of the war.

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Confederates Descend on Harpers Ferry

September 14, 2017 WalterCoffey

Three Confederate forces converged on the Federal garrison at Harpers Ferry, at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers.

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Maryland: Northerners Start Panicking

September 9, 2017 WalterCoffey

September 9, 1862 – The Confederates resumed their advance as panic began spreading through southern Pennsylvania. General Robert E. Lee was ready to move his

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