Ulysses S. Grant plans a coordinated offensive against all major Confederate targets. Part of this consists of Philip Sheridan’s Federals doing one more sweep through the devastated Shenandoah Valley.
Tag: John S. Mosby
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.
Smoke from a Hundred Conflagrations
Philip Sheridan directs his Federals to continue laying waste to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley to deprive Confederates of resources and exact harsh retribution for the loss of a key aide.
Reconsidering the Confederate Partisan Ranger System
John Singleton Mosby’s Confederate partisan rangers operate in northern Virginia, while calls grow louder among Confederate officers to ban the partisan ranger system.
Armies Begin Stirring in Northern Virginia
Joseph Hooker replaces his cavalry commander, Confederates raid his depot, and Robert E. Lee looks to hurry his planned northern invasion.
The Fairfax Raid
Captain John S. Mosby and his Confederate partisans conduct a daring raid that targets a general who was tasked with capturing them.