Federal cavalry intercepts a Confederate detachment that had just finished raiding through Maryland and Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, Philip Sheridan takes command of Federals in the Valley and starts planning to take on Jubal Early’s Confederates.
Tag: William W. Averell
Showdown Looms in the Shenandoah Valley
John C. Breckinridge’s Confederates move out to confront Franz Sigel’s Federal Army of West Virginia advancing south “up” Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Smaller operations take place in West Virginia, including a clash at Cloyd’s Mountain.
Averell’s Third West Virginia Raid
A new Confederate force moves into West Virginia to stop Federal raiding in the region, and endures freezing cold in the process.
The Battle of Droop Mountain
An engagement occurs as part of William W. Averell’s Federal raid on Confederate supply lines in West Virginia.
Federals Raid into West Virginia
William W. Averell initiates another Federal raid into West Virginia, which culminates in an engagement at White Sulphur Springs.