Senin, 20 Februari 2017

‘Stonewall’ and ‘Old Jube’ in the Valley

Could Early have duplicated Jackson’s performance in 1862? Stonewall Jackson’s 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign has been widely hailed as a brilliant military event. Jubal A. Early’s operations in the Valley two years later conjure more negative images of multiple defeats and the destruction of the region’s agricultural productivity. Jackson certainly performed well, winning a series …

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