The vanguard of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia attacks the supposedly impregnable Federal defenses at Winchester, precipitating a Federal disaster.
Tag: Robert H. Milroy
Harpers Ferry All Over Again
Part of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia drives toward Winchester on its way to the Potomac River and the North.
We Should Not Yield a Foot
Federals in the Shenandoah Valley are put on high alert as the vanguard of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia moves westward through the Blue Ridge.
Fret Him and Fret Him
As Robert E. Lee’s Confederates move north, Lee offers President Jefferson Davis political advice. As Joseph Hooker’s Federals try to pursue Lee, President Abraham Lincoln offers Hooker military advice.
Lee’s Fateful Message to Jackson
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.
The Battle of McDowell
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.