Tag: august 9 1862

  • Defeat By Detachment – The Missing Men At Cedar Mountain

    After the Battle of Cedar Mountain, General Pope was surprised to learn that General Banks had less than 8,000 men in the battle.  Just 10 days earlier Pope’s staff had compiled the strength report of the Army of Virginia for the month of July and Banks’ Corps was shown as having 14,785 present for duty.  […]