Tag: battle of cross keys
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150 Years Ago, June 1862
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
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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862df: Confederate Forces at the Battle of Cross Keys 8 June 1862
Back to the George Nafziger American Civil War Order of Battle Collection Confederate Forces at the Battle of Cross Keys 8 June 1862 3rd Division: 2nd Brigade: Brigadier General G.H.,Steuart 1st Maryland Infantry Regiment 44th Virginia Infantry Regiment 52nd Virginia Infantry Regiment Brockenbrough’s Battery Lusk’s Battery 4th Brigade: Brigadier General Arnold Elzey 13th Virginia […]
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862db: Union Forces at the Battle of Cross Keys 8 June 1862
Back to the George Nafziger American Civil War Order of Battle Collection Union Forces at the Battle of Cross Keys 8 June 1862 Blenker’s Division: Brigadier General L. Blenker 1st Brigade: Brigadier General J. Stahel 8th New York Infantry Regiment 39th New York Infantry Regiment 41st New York Infantry Regiment 45th New York Infantry Regiment […]