Stonewall Jackson And Winchester Virginia

Author : Jerry Holsworth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614235147
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stonewall Jackson and Winchester, Virginia written by Jerry Holsworth and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with Stonewall Jackson and his relationship with the town of Winchester, Virginia, and will cover the period beginning in June, 1861 and end with his death in May, 1863. Many accounts of Jackson's life describe him as peculiar both in his habits and in his religious beliefs. For most Americans, particularly today, those character traits are somewhat strange. But to the people of Winchester, Virginia during the 1860s, they were neither strange nor peculiar because they represented the beliefs of the vast majority of the people of the Shenandoah Valley. This, plus his spectacular successes on the battlefield in the Shenandoah Valley endeared the people of Winchester to Jackson in a way that no other personality ever did (and that includes a 10 year stay in the town by George Washington).

Author : Gary Ecelbarger
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806153393
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Three Days in the Shenandoah written by Gary Ecelbarger and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battles of Front Royal and Winchester are the stuff of Civil War legend. Stonewall Jackson swept away an isolated Union division under the command of Nathaniel Banks and made his presence in the northern Shenandoah Valley so frightful a prospect that it triggered an overreaction from President Lincoln, yielding huge benefits for the Confederacy. Gary Ecelbarger has undertaken a comprehensive reassessment of those battles to show their influence on both war strategy and the continuation of the conflict. Three Days in the Shenandoah answers questions that have perplexed historians for generations. Bypassing long-overused sources that have shrouded the Valley Campaign in myth, Ecelbarger draws instead on newly uncovered primary sources—including soldiers’ accounts and officers’ reports—to refute much of the anecdotal lore that for too long was regarded as fact. He narrates those suspenseful days of combat from the perspective of battlefield participants and high commanders to weave a compelling story of strategy and tactics. And he offers new conclusions regarding Lincoln’s military meddling as commander in chief, grants Jefferson Davis more credit for the campaign than previous accounts have given him, and commends Union soldiers for their fighting. Written with the flair of a seasoned military historian and enlivened with maps and illustrations, Three Days in the Shenandoah reinterprets this important episode. Ecelbarger sets a new standard for envisioning the Shenandoah Campaign that will both fascinate Civil War buffs and engage historians.

Author : Richard R. Duncan
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807135798
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beleaguered Winchester written by Richard R. Duncan and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Civil War, the strategically located town of Winchester, Virginia, suffered from the constant turmoil of military campaigning perhaps more than any other town. Occupied dozens of times by alternating Union and Confederate forces, Winchester suffered through three major battles, including some seventy smaller skirmishes. In his voluminous community study of the town over the course of four tumultuous years, Richard R. Duncan shows that in many ways Winchester's history provides a paradigm of the changing nature of the war. Indeed, Duncan reveals how the town offers a microcosm of the war: slavery collapsed, women assumed control in the absence of men, and civilians vied for authority alongside an assortment of revolving military commanders. Control over Winchester was vital for both the North and the South. Confederates used it as a base to strike the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and conduct raids into western Maryland and Pennsylvania, and when Federal forces occupied the town, they threatened Staunton -- Lee's breadbasket -- and the Virginia Central Railroad. At various times during the war, generals "Stonewall" Jackson, Nathaniel Banks, Robert Milroy, Richard Ewell, Jubal Early, and Philip Sheridan each controlled the town. Guerrilla activity further compounded the region's strife as insecurity became the norm for its civilian population. In this first scholarly treatment of occupied Winchester, Duncan has compiled a narrative of voices from the entire community, including those of groups often omitted from such studies, such as slaves, women, and Confederate dissenters. He shows how Federal occupation meant an early end to slavery in Winchester and how the paucity of men left women to serve as the major cohesive force in the community, making them a bulwark of Confederate support. He also explores the tensions between civilians and military personnel that inevitably arose as each group sought to protect its interests. The war, Duncan explains, left Winchester a landscape of wreckage and economic loss. A fascinating case study of civilian survival amid the turmoil of war, Beleaguered Winchester will appeal to Civil War scholars and enthusiasts alike.

Author : John Esten Cooke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life of Stonewall Jackson written by John Esten Cooke and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work examines Stonewall Jackson's life and highlights his military campaigns during the Civil War.

Author : Mary Anna Jackson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Memoirs of Stonewall Jackson written by Mary Anna Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The life of Stonewall Jackson written by and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Allan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the Campaign of Gen. T.J. (Stonewall) Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia written by William Allan and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jerry W. Holsworth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 161423051X
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Civil War Winchester written by Jerry W. Holsworth and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04-29 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Confederacy's lynchpin in the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester was the most disputed town of the Civil War. As control of Winchester shifted between North and South more than seventy-five times, civilians coped with skirmishes in the streets, wracking disease and makeshift hospitals in their homes and churches. Out of this turmoil emerged heroes such as Angel of the Battlefield Tillie Russell, doctor turned soldier John Henry S. Funk and courageous mother and nurse Cornelia McDonald. Historian Jerry W. Holsworth uses diaries and letters to reveal an intimate portrait of this war torn community, the celebrated Stonewall Brigade, its many occupations, as well as the indomitable women who inspired legend.

Author : Henry Kyd Douglas
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807866652
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Rode with Stonewall written by Henry Kyd Douglas and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2000-11-09 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stonewall Jackson depended on him; General Lee complimented him; Union soldiers admired him; and women in Maryland, Virginia, and even Pennsylvania adored him: Henry Kyd Douglas. During and shortly after the Civil War Douglas set down his experiences of great men and great days. In resonant prose, he wrote simply and intimately, covering the full emotional spectrum of a soldier's life. Here is one of the finest and most remarkable stories to come out of any war, written wholly firsthand from notes and diaries made on the battlefield.

Author : K. M. Kostyal
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1461662214
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stonewall Jackson written by K. M. Kostyal and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Confederate General Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee's right-hand man, ranks as one of the most admired and mystifying characters to emerge from the Civil War. Illustrated with both archival and contemporary photographs and illustrations, Stonewall Jackson provides a complete portrait of the general in both words and images.