OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Delegates to a state convention in North Carolina unanimously approves an ordinance dissolving ties with the Union. North Carolina becomes the 10th state to join the Confederacy.
Tag: Stephen D. Ramseur
The Battle of Cedar Creek
Jubal Early’s Confederates launch one more desperate attack against Philip Sheridan’s numerically superior but unsuspecting Federal army in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.
The Battle of Fisher’s Hill
After defeating the Confederate Army of the Valley at Winchester, Philip Sheridan’s Federals pursue the enemy to a strong eminence blocking the path to the upper (southern) Shenandoah.