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Review: Three Days in the Shenandoah by Gary Ecelbarger

June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Gary Ecelbarger. Three Days in the Shenandoah: Stonewall Jackson at Front Royal and Winchester (Campaigns and Commanders). Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press (April 30, 2008). 273 pp., order, of battle, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-0806138862 $29.95 (Hardcover w/DJ). Were Union troops even involved in the 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign? From reading many sources focusing […]

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Review In Brief: The First Battle of Winchester: May 25, 1862

May 19th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Why Does Brett Review Older Books? Books on the 1862 Valley Campaign Jackson’s Valley Campaign: The First Battle of Winchester: May 25, 1862. Brandon H. Beck and Charles S. Grunder. Lynchburg, VA: H.E. Howard, Inc. (1992). 111 pp. 8 maps. Jackson’s Valley Campaign: The First Battle of Winchester: May 25, 1862 is a rather short […]

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Review In Brief: The Battle of McDowell: March 11-May 18, 1862

January 18th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Books on Jackson’s 1862 Valley Campaign Jackson’s Valley Campaign: The Battle of McDowell: March 11-May 18, 1862 by Richard L. Armstrong 122 pp., 9 maps The entries in the Virginia Battles & Leaders Series run the gamut from good to pretty bad. This particular entry was not one of the best, but it did have […]

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