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towards the ridge. Throughout the remainder of the evening, Rodes sent small brigade-level attacks at the
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arrived on the eastern bank of the river. Originally intended to reinforce
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Wharton forming the center. Wharton's sharpshooters quickly drove back Thoburn's skirmishers who occupied a valley between the ridge on which the Confederates were lined and the high ground along the riverbank where the first of two federal
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to attack Early's supply train, which was traveling to the south of Early's main army. Wright then developed a plan where a small
Federal force would cross the river northward, downstream from the main crossing at Castleman's Ferry and flank the Confederate position. Gen. Crook assigned Col.
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Confederate victory. Wright had sent a small force against a well reinforced Confederate position without the aid of cavalry because he mistakenly assumed it was only the pickets of Early's rearguard. Thoburn's force paid dearly for the mistake. West Virginia militia Col.
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608:. Since 2013, the university has helped protect the preserved land. One hundred ninety-five acres of the battlefield are known as the Shenandoah River Campus at Cool Spring Battlefield - an outdoor classroom for the university and the general public.
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to pressure Early's position from the north, causing the Confederates to withdraw from Berryville the following day and setting in motion the
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passed westward through Snicker's Gap and unsuccessfully attempted to force passage of the river at Castleman's Ferry (Snicker's Ford).
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Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
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Frederick County, Virginia, in the American Civil War
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463:After two brief engagements in Loudoun County at
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706:"Daniel Frost Helped Chart W.Va.'s Statehood"
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754:"Saved Land" webpage. Accessed May 25, 2018.
448:'s command, which had accompanied Maj. Gen.
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290:and operations against the B&O Railroad
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838:National Park Service battle description
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965:Battle of Cedar Creek (or Belle Grove)
727:"National Register Information System"
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590:National Register of Historic Places
789:. New York: Random House. pp.
660:Case, "Let's not jump out of line."
1123:Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum
986:John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
479:and established themselves around
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245:Location of the battle in Virginia
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945:Battle of Rutherford's Farm
935:Second Battle of Winchester
452:during his retreat through
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960:Third Battle of Winchester
950:Second Battle of Kernstown
930:First Battle of Winchester
766:American Battlefield Trust
752:American Battlefield Trust
598:American Battlefield Trust
407:column, consisting of the
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940:Battle of Snicker's Ferry
925:First Battle of Kernstown
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981:Great Train Raid of 1861
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574:Valley Campaigns of 1864
487:. On July 17, the Union
439:Loudoun County, Virginia
385:Valley Campaigns of 1864
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1077:Cornelia Peake McDonald
586:Cool Spring Battlefield
1103:Belle Grove Plantation
1016:33rd Virginia Infantry
992:Virginia v. John Brown
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401:Battle of Fort Stevens
371:, was a battle in the
165:Commanders and leaders
974:Raids and expeditions
737:National Park Service
682:"CWSAC Report Update"
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606:Shenandoah University
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353:Battle of Cool Spring
203:Casualties and losses
35:Battle of Cool Spring
955:Battle of Berryville
641:Milwaukee, Wisconsin
531:John C. Breckinridge
473:Blue Ridge Mountains
411:and elements of the
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843:CWSAC Report Update
779:Chambers, Whittaker
631:In his 1952 memoir
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458:Battle of Lynchburg
387:. The battle was a
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120:Confederate victory
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1096:Places and tourism
866:39.1457°N 77.865°W
807:Patchan, Scott C.
637:Whittaker Chambers
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431:Army of the Valley
373:American Civil War
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1062:Stonewall Jackson
1000:Romney Expedition
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328:Kernstown II
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427:Jubal Early
389:Confederate
361:Island Ford
318:Cool Spring
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857:77°51′54″W
854:39°08′45″N
802:References
612:Literature
547:enfilading
481:Berryville
443:Brig. Gen.
437:, through
422:, pursued
399:After the
395:Background
338:Moorefield
63:1864-07-18
59:1864-07-17
559:Aftermath
417:Maj. Gen.
413:XIX Corps
391:victory.
623:, where
424:Lt. Gen.
409:VI Corps
381:Virginia
303:Monocacy
190:Strength
80:Virginia
71:Location
61: –
918:Battles
785:Witness
711:Aug 19,
690:Aug 19,
633:Witness
489:cavalry
92:77°52′W
89:39°09′N
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367:, and
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195:5,000
117:Result
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