The Federal army reaches Centreville in northern Virginia, while Joseph E. Johnston’s Confederates slip out of the Shenandoah Valley undetected and head east.
Tag: Robert Patterson
Our Whole Line is a False One
Robert Patterson feebly tries to engage Joseph E. Johnston’s Confederates in the Shenandoah Valley, but Johnston has other ideas.
A Foreign and Hostile Country
Various detachments of Federal and Confederate forces maneuver toward a confrontation in Unionist western Virginia.
The Rockville Expedition
Federals led by Charles P. Stone seize two key ferries on the Potomac River while Confederates begin stirring at Leesburg, Va.
Confederates Abandon Harpers Ferry
Confederates abandon Harpers Ferry in northwestern Virginia as Federals cautiously prepare to enter that part of the state.