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Lee’s Fateful Message to Jackson

May 16, 2022 WalterCoffey

As Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s Confederates move back east, he receives a message from Robert E. Lee giving him free rein to operate against the Federals in the Shenandoah Valley, and even threaten Washington.

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The Battle of McDowell

May 8, 2022 WalterCoffey

A fight for possession of a key hill results in a Federal withdrawal and a Confederates seizure of the military initiative in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

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How I Wish Peace Would Be Declared

May 7, 2022 WalterCoffey

“Stonewall” Jackson’s Confederates move east to join forces with another Confederate army and confront a detachment of John C. Fremont’s Federals in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

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The Lincolns Leave Chicago

November 26, 2020 WalterCoffey

Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln end their Chicago trip and head back home to Springfield.

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The Second Battle of Winchester

June 15, 2018 WalterCoffey

June 15, 1863 – The vanguard of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia attacked the supposedly impregnable Federal defenses at Winchester, precipitating a Federal disaster.

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Confederates Threaten Winchester

June 12, 2018 WalterCoffey

June 12, 1863 – Part of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia drove toward Winchester on its way to the Potomac River and the North.

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