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Shenandoah Valley Campaign
Shenandoah Valley Campaign
1. Confederate Lt. Gen. ”Stonewall” Jackson's strategy in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, May–June 1862, during the Civil War. Jackson used his modest force of 4,200 men in an offensive thrust north, causing Union troops to draw reinforcements from other campaigns to protect the capital of Washington. This innovative and aggressive strategy is considered Jackson's greatest accomplishment. 2. an 1864 Union campaign during the Civil War to take the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, thus depriving the Confederacy of its strategic and agricultural benefits. The principal Gens. were Jubal Early on the Confederate side, and Philip H. Sheridan on the Union side with vastly superior forces. The Union prevailed and gained control of the valley, contributing greatly to President Abraham Lincoln's reelection the same year. |
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"Shenandoah Valley Campaign." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Shenandoah Valley Campaign." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-ShenandoahValleyCampaign.html "Shenandoah Valley Campaign." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-ShenandoahValleyCampaign.html |
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Port Republic
Port Republic a Civil War battle between Confederate Gen. ”Stonewall” Jackson's troops and Union Brig. Gen. Erastus Tyler's forces at the end of Jackson's successful Shenandoah Valley Campaign in the Civil War. Jackson's troops defeated Union forces near the town of Port Republic in northwestern Virginia on June 9, 1862.
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"Port Republic." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Port Republic." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-PortRepublic.html "Port Republic." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-PortRepublic.html |
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Port Republic
Port Republic village, NW Va., on the South Fork of the Shenandoah River. During the Civil War, on June 8-9, 1862, the last battle of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson's successful Shenandoah valley campaign was fought nearby. |
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"Port Republic." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Port Republic." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-PortRepu.html "Port Republic." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-PortRepu.html |
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Cross Keys, Battle of
Cross Keys, Battle of a minor Civil War battle on June 8, 1862, at Cross Keys, Virginia, in Andrew Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign. The Confederates were victorious.
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"Cross Keys, Battle of." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cross Keys, Battle of." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-CrossKeysBattleof.html "Cross Keys, Battle of." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-CrossKeysBattleof.html |
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