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How a phantom Longstreet spooked Shields

October 25th, 2012 · No Comments

When reading about the the Valley Campaign of 1862  I have chuckled at how Gen. James Shields over-reacted to a non-existent threat.  Yet recently I wondered if there was something more to it.  I haven’t been able to find answers to all my questions, but what I have learned seems interesting. On June 7th, 1862 […]

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150 Years Ago, June 1862

June 18th, 2012 · No Comments

150 years ago, June 1862 The campaign season is underway and the armies are on the move.  This June victory seems very close in Washington.  At Seven Pines the Confederates under Gustavus W. Smith continue attacking the isolated II and IV Corps.  Robert E. Lee orders the attacks stopped late in the day. Smith, in […]

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Morale and Willpower – thoughts on the low point of Jackson’s command in the Shenandoah Valley

June 4th, 2012 · No Comments

Since  it is the 150th anniversary of the Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1862, I am going to discuss a particular aspect of the campaign – the condition of Major General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s command at the end of April.  During the preceding weeks Major General Nathaniel Banks had advanced up the Shenandoah Valley as far […]

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Categories: 150 Years Ago in the Civil War · Civil War Individuals · Civil War Research · Eastern Theater · Generals

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