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Valley campaigns of 1864

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In a surprise attack, Early smashed two-thirds of the Union army, but his troops were hungry and exhausted and fell out of their ranks to pillage the Union camp. Sheridan, in a ride from Winchester, managed to rally his troops and utterly rout Early's men, and the Confederates lost everything they
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Commanding General Robert E. Lee was concerned about Hunter's advances in the Valley, which threatened critical railroad lines and provisions for the Virginia-based Confederate forces. He sent Jubal Early's corps to sweep Union forces from the Valley and, if possible, to menace
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Wright withdrew, thinking Early was no longer a threat. Early attacked him to prevent or delay his return to Grant's forces besieging Petersburg. Union troops were routed, streaming through the streets of Winchester. Early pursued and burned
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Grant finally lost patience with Hunter, particularly his allowing Early to burn Chambersburg, and knew that Washington remained vulnerable if Early was still on the loose. He found a new commander aggressive enough to defeat Early:
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Two Confederate divisions crossed Opequon Creek and forced a Union cavalry division back to Charles Town; the Confederate offensive against the city was repulsed and their advance permanently halted.
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A minor engagement in which Early attempted to stop Sheridan's march up the Valley. Early withdrew to Opequon Creek when he realized he was in a poor position for attacking Sheridan's full force.
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from May to October 1864. Some military historians divide this period into three separate campaigns. This article considers them together, as the campaigns interacted and built upon one another.
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replaced Sigel. As discussed below he initiated another strike to the south, eventually burning VMI in retaliation for the Jones-Imboden Raid as well as subsequent actions of VMI cadets.
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in November. The goal was to deny the Confederacy the means of feeding and supplying its armies in Virginia, and Sheridan's army ruthlessly burned crops, barns, mills, and factories.
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Grant devised a coordinated strategy that would strike at the heart of the Confederacy from multiple directions: he would join with Meade and Maj. Gen.
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constructed a defense line in the hills just southwest of the city. When McCausland fell back, Averell's cavalry pursued, engaging in the afternoon
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and his troops arrived in Lynchburg on June 17 at 1 p.m. Although Hunter had planned to destroy railroads and hospitals in Lynchburg, and the
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on March 2, 1865, after which Lee removed him from his command because the Confederate government and people had lost confidence in him.
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Early attacked a fort on the northwest defensive perimeter of Washington without success and withdrew across the Potomac to Virginia.
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After his missions of neutralizing Early and suppressing the Valley's military-related economy, Sheridan returned to assist Grant at
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The Last Battle of Winchester: Phil Sheridan, Jubal Early, and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, August 7–September 19, 1864
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Confederate cavalry returning from the Chambersburg burning were surprised in the early morning and defeated by Union cavalry.
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The first campaign started with Grant's planned invasion of the Shenandoah Valley from the Department of
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demanded a cautious approach, avoiding any disaster that might lead to the defeat of Abraham Lincoln.
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Union cavalry attacked Early's supply trains at Purcellville as the Confederates withdrew across the
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Joined by Duffié on June 13, Hunter sent Averell to drive McCausland out of Buchanan and capture the
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Early's Invasion of the North and operations against the B&O Railroad (June–August 1864)
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would invade the Shenandoah Valley and destroy Lee's supply lines; Maj. Gen. Sherman would attack
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As Early began a pursuit of Sheridan, Union cavalry routed two divisions of Confederate cavalry.
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With Early damaged and pinned down, the Valley lay open to the Union. And because of Sherman's
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and his cavalry to join McCausland. Breckinridge arrived in Lynchburg the next day. Maj. Gen.
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forces and their economic base would bring the Civil War to an end. He determined to use
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at the Battle of the Piedmont. Jones died in the battle, and Hunter occupied
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in command of most of the Western armies. Grant understood the concept of
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Defenses of the Potomac River & Washington (Mid July - August 1, 1864)
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bridge. But McCausland burned the bridge and fled. Hunter joined General
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The ruins of the Virginia Military Institute after Hunter's Raid in 1864.
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in Buchanan on June 14 and on June 15 advanced via the road between the
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had gained in the morning. This victory helped Lincoln get re-elected.
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Sigel was intercepted and defeated by 4,000 troops and cadets from the
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and routed it. Early withdrew his army south to Fisher's Hill, near
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On June 11 Hunter, who had continued to strike southward, fought at
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Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley campaign (August–October 1864)
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Early attacked and repulsed pursuing Union forces under Wright.
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Struggle for the Shenandoah: Essays on the 1864 Valley Campaign
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began as operations initiated by Union Lieutenant General
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remained the commander of that army. Grant kept Maj. Gen.
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were sent from Petersburg to reinforce Early. Brig. Gen.
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Grant 121: 119: 118: 108: 106: 105: 60: 59: 52: 32: 21: 4446: 4445: 4441: 4440: 4439: 4437: 4436: 4435: 4401: 4400: 4399: 4394: 4358: 4342: 4227: 4191:Irish Americans 4169: 4114: 4023: 4014:U.S. Home Guard 3954:Field artillery 3908: 3907: 3883: 3825: 3800: 3762: 3731: 3725: 3617:Civil War Trust 3584: 3578: 3466:Ethnic violence 3451:Kirk–Holden war 3330: 3291: 3268: 3202: 3060: 3004: 2857: 2832: 2786: 2539: 2526: 2357: 2338:Sherman's March 2318:Bermuda Hundred 2213: 2168: 2140: 2096: 2095: 2059: 2018:J. Sella Martin 1988:James G. Birney 1964: 1882: 1808:Bleeding Kansas 1796: 1779: 1768: 1763: 1618:Further reading 1570: 1565:NPS Cedar Creek 1563: 1559: 1554:NPS Tom's Brook 1552: 1548: 1541: 1537: 1530: 1526: 1519: 1515: 1508: 1504: 1497: 1493: 1486: 1482: 1475: 1471: 1464: 1460: 1453: 1449: 1442: 1438: 1433:NPS Cool Spring 1431: 1427: 1422: 1418: 1411: 1407: 1400: 1396: 1389: 1385: 1376: 1375: 1371: 1364: 1360: 1350: 1348: 1347:on May 11, 2012 1339: 1338: 1334: 1327: 1323: 1315: 1311: 1295: 1291: 1282: 1268: 1252: 1243: 1237: 1229: 1223: 1196:flanking attack 1192: 1186: 1151: 1138: 1130: 1124: 1116: 1110: 1098: 1085: 1065: 1052: 1036:Philip Sheridan 1023: 1018: 970: 965: 963: 961: 959: 929: 921: 908: 896: 883: 870: 864: 848: 842: 834: 821: 805: 799: 791: 785: 769: 763: 739:Valley campaign 722: 716: 711: 663: 658: 656: 654: 652: 622: 606: 600: 586:and Brig. Gen. 580:John D. Imboden 564:William Averell 534:John McCausland 515: 509: 485: 479: 447: 442: 419: 414: 412: 410: 380: 372:Mobile, Alabama 332:Benjamin Butler 317:Abraham Lincoln 302:George G. Meade 281:As 1864 began, 279: 229: 227: 222: 220: 218: 158: 151:Philip Sheridan 149: 145: 141: 137: 116: 114: 103: 101: 79: 53: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 4444: 4442: 4434: 4433: 4428: 4423: 4418: 4413: 4403: 4402: 4396: 4395: 4393: 4392: 4382: 4371: 4368: 4367: 4364: 4363: 4360: 4359: 4357: 4356: 4350: 4348: 4344: 4343: 4341: 4340: 4338:Women soldiers 4335: 4330: 4325: 4320: 4315: 4310: 4305: 4300: 4295: 4293:Naming the war 4290: 4285: 4280: 4275: 4274: 4273: 4263: 4262: 4261: 4251: 4246: 4241: 4235: 4233: 4229: 4228: 4226: 4225: 4224: 4223: 4218: 4213: 4208: 4198: 4193: 4188: 4183: 4177: 4175: 4171: 4170: 4168: 4167: 4162: 4157: 4152: 4147: 4140: 4135: 4130: 4124: 4122: 4116: 4115: 4113: 4112: 4107: 4102: 4097: 4092: 4087: 4082: 4077: 4072: 4067: 4062: 4057: 4052: 4047: 4042: 4037: 4031: 4029: 4025: 4024: 4022: 4021: 4016: 4011: 4006: 4001: 3996: 3991: 3986: 3981: 3976: 3971: 3966: 3961: 3956: 3951: 3946: 3941: 3936: 3931: 3929:Campaign Medal 3926: 3920: 3918: 3910: 3909: 3906: 3905: 3904:Related topics 3901: 3900: 3893: 3892: 3889: 3888: 3885: 3884: 3882: 3881: 3876: 3871: 3866: 3861: 3856: 3849: 3844: 3839: 3833: 3831: 3827: 3826: 3824: 3823: 3818: 3812: 3810: 3806: 3805: 3802: 3801: 3799: 3798: 3793: 3792: 3791: 3786: 3781: 3770: 3768: 3764: 3763: 3761: 3760: 3759: 3758: 3753: 3742: 3740: 3733: 3727: 3726: 3724: 3723: 3718: 3713: 3708: 3703: 3698: 3693: 3688: 3683: 3678: 3673: 3668: 3667: 3666: 3661: 3651: 3646: 3645: 3644: 3639: 3634: 3632:Decoration Day 3629: 3624: 3619: 3614: 3609: 3604: 3599: 3588: 3586: 3585:Reconstruction 3580: 3579: 3577: 3576: 3571: 3566: 3565: 3564: 3554: 3549: 3544: 3543: 3542: 3532: 3527: 3522: 3521: 3520: 3515: 3510: 3505: 3495: 3494: 3493: 3488: 3483: 3478: 3473: 3463: 3458: 3453: 3448: 3447: 3446: 3441: 3439:second inquiry 3436: 3431: 3426: 3421: 3411: 3410: 3409: 3403: 3396:Homestead Acts 3393: 3388: 3383: 3378: 3377: 3376: 3366: 3361: 3356: 3351: 3346: 3344:Alabama Claims 3340: 3338: 3336:Reconstruction 3332: 3331: 3329: 3328: 3327: 3326: 3324:15th Amendment 3321: 3319:14th Amendment 3316: 3314:13th Amendment 3305: 3303: 3293: 3292: 3289: 3282: 3281: 3278: 3277: 3274: 3273: 3270: 3269: 3267: 3266: 3261: 3256: 3251: 3246: 3241: 3236: 3231: 3226: 3221: 3216: 3210: 3208: 3204: 3203: 3201: 3200: 3195: 3190: 3185: 3180: 3175: 3170: 3165: 3160: 3155: 3150: 3145: 3140: 3135: 3130: 3125: 3120: 3115: 3110: 3105: 3100: 3095: 3090: 3085: 3079: 3077: 3070: 3066: 3065: 3062: 3061: 3059: 3058: 3053: 3048: 3043: 3038: 3033: 3028: 3023: 3018: 3012: 3010: 3006: 3005: 3003: 3002: 2997: 2992: 2987: 2982: 2977: 2972: 2967: 2962: 2957: 2952: 2947: 2945:J. E. Johnston 2942: 2940:A. S. Johnston 2937: 2932: 2927: 2922: 2917: 2912: 2907: 2902: 2897: 2892: 2887: 2882: 2880:R. H. Anderson 2876: 2874: 2867: 2859: 2858: 2853: 2846: 2845: 2842: 2841: 2838: 2837: 2834: 2833: 2831: 2830: 2825: 2820: 2815: 2810: 2805: 2800: 2794: 2792: 2788: 2787: 2785: 2784: 2779: 2774: 2769: 2764: 2759: 2754: 2749: 2744: 2742:South Carolina 2739: 2734: 2729: 2724: 2719: 2717:North Carolina 2714: 2709: 2704: 2699: 2694: 2689: 2684: 2679: 2674: 2669: 2664: 2659: 2654: 2649: 2644: 2639: 2634: 2629: 2624: 2619: 2614: 2609: 2604: 2599: 2594: 2589: 2584: 2579: 2574: 2569: 2564: 2559: 2554: 2549: 2543: 2541: 2532: 2528: 2527: 2525: 2524: 2519: 2514: 2509: 2504: 2499: 2494: 2489: 2484: 2479: 2474: 2469: 2464: 2459: 2454: 2449: 2444: 2442:Fredericksburg 2439: 2434: 2429: 2424: 2419: 2414: 2409: 2404: 2399: 2394: 2389: 2384: 2382:Wilson's Creek 2379: 2374: 2368: 2366: 2359: 2358: 2356: 2355: 2350: 2345: 2340: 2335: 2330: 2325: 2320: 2315: 2310: 2305: 2300: 2295: 2290: 2285: 2280: 2275: 2270: 2265: 2260: 2255: 2250: 2245: 2240: 2235: 2230: 2224: 2222: 2215: 2214: 2212: 2211: 2206: 2201: 2196: 2194:Lower Seaboard 2191: 2186: 2180: 2178: 2174: 2173: 2170: 2169: 2167: 2166: 2161: 2156: 2150: 2148: 2142: 2141: 2139: 2138: 2133: 2128: 2123: 2117: 2115: 2106: 2098: 2097: 2094: 2093: 2090: 2087: 2084: 2081: 2077: 2076: 2069: 2068: 2065: 2064: 2061: 2060: 2058: 2057: 2052: 2050:Harriet Tubman 2047: 2046: 2045: 2038:Charles Sumner 2035: 2030: 2025: 2020: 2015: 2010: 2005: 2000: 1995: 1990: 1985: 1980: 1974: 1972: 1966: 1965: 1963: 1962: 1955: 1950: 1945: 1940: 1935: 1930: 1925: 1920: 1915: 1908: 1903: 1898: 1892: 1890: 1884: 1883: 1881: 1880: 1875: 1873:States' rights 1870: 1865: 1860: 1855: 1850: 1845: 1840: 1835: 1830: 1825: 1820: 1815: 1810: 1805: 1799: 1797: 1795: 1794: 1788: 1781: 1780: 1777: 1770: 1769: 1764: 1762: 1761: 1754: 1747: 1739: 1733: 1732: 1717: 1702: 1692: 1677: 1662: 1651: 1636: 1615: 1614: 1609: 1594: 1569: 1568: 1557: 1546: 1535: 1524: 1521:NPS Berryville 1513: 1502: 1491: 1488:NPS Guard Hill 1480: 1477:NPS Moorefield 1469: 1458: 1447: 1436: 1425: 1416: 1405: 1394: 1383: 1369: 1358: 1332: 1321: 1309: 1288: 1281: 1278: 1277: 1276: 1267: 1264: 1251: 1248: 1236: 1233: 1222: 1219: 1211:scorched earth 1185: 1182: 1170:Rebecca Wright 1145: 1144: 1137: 1134: 1123: 1120: 1109: 1106: 1092: 1091: 1084: 1081: 1073:Wesley Merritt 1059: 1058: 1051: 1048: 1020: 1019: 1017: 1016: 1011: 1006: 1001: 999:3rd Winchester 996: 991: 986: 981: 975: 972: 971: 960: 958: 957: 950: 943: 935: 928: 925: 915: 914: 907: 904: 890: 889: 882: 879: 863: 860: 841: 838: 828: 827: 820: 817: 809:Loudoun Valley 798: 795: 784: 781: 762: 759: 745:, crossed the 713: 712: 710: 709: 704: 699: 694: 689: 684: 679: 674: 668: 665: 664: 653: 651: 650: 643: 636: 628: 621: 618: 610:Jubal A. Early 599: 596: 568:Peaks of Otter 508: 505: 478: 475: 444: 443: 441: 440: 435: 430: 424: 421: 420: 411: 409: 408: 401: 394: 386: 379: 376: 325:scorched earth 278: 275: 249: 248: 243: 237: 236: 232: 231: 224: 214: 213: 209: 208: 207: 204: 200: 199: 198: 192: 187: 184: 174: 168: 167: 166:Units involved 163: 162: 160:Jubal A. Early 153: 131: 130: 126: 125: 112: 98: 97: 93: 92: 89: 88: 85: 81: 80: 74: 72: 68: 67: 64: 56: 55: 45: 44: 37: 36: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4443: 4432: 4429: 4427: 4424: 4422: 4419: 4417: 4414: 4412: 4409: 4408: 4406: 4391: 4387: 4383: 4381: 4373: 4372: 4369: 4355: 4352: 4351: 4349: 4345: 4339: 4336: 4334: 4331: 4329: 4326: 4324: 4321: 4319: 4316: 4314: 4311: 4309: 4308:Photographers 4306: 4304: 4301: 4299: 4296: 4294: 4291: 4289: 4286: 4284: 4283:Gender issues 4281: 4279: 4276: 4272: 4269: 4268: 4267: 4264: 4260: 4257: 4256: 4255: 4252: 4250: 4247: 4245: 4242: 4240: 4237: 4236: 4234: 4230: 4222: 4219: 4217: 4214: 4212: 4209: 4207: 4204: 4203: 4202: 4199: 4197: 4194: 4192: 4189: 4187: 4184: 4182: 4179: 4178: 4176: 4172: 4166: 4163: 4161: 4158: 4156: 4153: 4151: 4148: 4146: 4145: 4141: 4139: 4136: 4134: 4131: 4129: 4126: 4125: 4123: 4121: 4117: 4111: 4110:War Democrats 4108: 4106: 4103: 4101: 4100:Union Leagues 4098: 4096: 4093: 4091: 4088: 4086: 4083: 4081: 4078: 4076: 4073: 4071: 4068: 4066: 4063: 4061: 4058: 4056: 4053: 4051: 4048: 4046: 4043: 4041: 4038: 4036: 4033: 4032: 4030: 4026: 4020: 4017: 4015: 4012: 4010: 4007: 4005: 4002: 4000: 3999:Turning point 3997: 3995: 3992: 3990: 3987: 3985: 3982: 3980: 3977: 3975: 3972: 3970: 3969:Naval battles 3967: 3965: 3962: 3960: 3957: 3955: 3952: 3950: 3947: 3945: 3942: 3940: 3937: 3935: 3932: 3930: 3927: 3925: 3922: 3921: 3919: 3915: 3911: 3903: 3902: 3898: 3894: 3880: 3877: 3875: 3872: 3870: 3867: 3865: 3862: 3860: 3857: 3855: 3854: 3850: 3848: 3845: 3843: 3840: 3838: 3835: 3834: 3832: 3828: 3822: 3819: 3817: 3814: 3813: 3811: 3807: 3797: 3794: 3790: 3787: 3785: 3782: 3780: 3777: 3776: 3775: 3772: 3771: 3769: 3765: 3757: 3754: 3752: 3749: 3748: 3747: 3744: 3743: 3741: 3737: 3734: 3732:and memorials 3728: 3722: 3719: 3717: 3714: 3712: 3709: 3707: 3704: 3702: 3699: 3697: 3694: 3692: 3689: 3687: 3684: 3682: 3679: 3677: 3674: 3672: 3669: 3665: 3662: 3660: 3657: 3656: 3655: 3652: 3650: 3647: 3643: 3640: 3638: 3635: 3633: 3630: 3628: 3625: 3623: 3620: 3618: 3615: 3613: 3610: 3608: 3605: 3603: 3600: 3598: 3595: 3594: 3593: 3592:Commemoration 3590: 3589: 3587: 3581: 3575: 3572: 3570: 3567: 3563: 3560: 3559: 3558: 3555: 3553: 3550: 3548: 3545: 3541: 3538: 3537: 3536: 3533: 3531: 3528: 3526: 3523: 3519: 3516: 3514: 3511: 3509: 3506: 3504: 3501: 3500: 3499: 3496: 3492: 3489: 3487: 3484: 3482: 3479: 3477: 3474: 3472: 3469: 3468: 3467: 3464: 3462: 3459: 3457: 3454: 3452: 3449: 3445: 3442: 3440: 3437: 3435: 3434:first inquiry 3432: 3430: 3427: 3425: 3422: 3420: 3417: 3416: 3415: 3412: 3407: 3404: 3402: 3399: 3398: 3397: 3394: 3392: 3389: 3387: 3384: 3382: 3379: 3375: 3372: 3371: 3370: 3367: 3365: 3362: 3360: 3357: 3355: 3354:Carpetbaggers 3352: 3350: 3347: 3345: 3342: 3341: 3339: 3337: 3333: 3325: 3322: 3320: 3317: 3315: 3312: 3311: 3310: 3307: 3306: 3304: 3302: 3298: 3294: 3287: 3283: 3265: 3262: 3260: 3257: 3255: 3252: 3250: 3247: 3245: 3242: 3240: 3237: 3235: 3232: 3230: 3227: 3225: 3222: 3220: 3217: 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1938:Positive good 1936: 1934: 1931: 1929: 1926: 1924: 1921: 1919: 1916: 1914: 1913: 1909: 1907: 1904: 1902: 1899: 1897: 1894: 1893: 1891: 1889: 1885: 1879: 1876: 1874: 1871: 1869: 1866: 1864: 1861: 1859: 1856: 1854: 1853:Panic of 1857 1851: 1849: 1846: 1844: 1841: 1839: 1836: 1834: 1831: 1829: 1826: 1824: 1821: 1819: 1816: 1814: 1813:Border states 1811: 1809: 1806: 1804: 1801: 1800: 1798: 1793: 1790: 1789: 1786: 1782: 1775: 1771: 1767: 1760: 1755: 1753: 1748: 1746: 1741: 1740: 1737: 1730: 1726: 1722: 1718: 1715: 1714:0-8094-4784-3 1711: 1707: 1703: 1701: 1697: 1693: 1690: 1686: 1682: 1678: 1675: 1674:1-57003-450-8 1671: 1667: 1663: 1660: 1656: 1652: 1649: 1645: 1641: 1637: 1634: 1633:0-933852-86-X 1630: 1626: 1622: 1621: 1620: 1619: 1613: 1610: 1607: 1603: 1599: 1595: 1592: 1591:0-87338-429-6 1588: 1584: 1580: 1577: 1576: 1575: 1574: 1566: 1561: 1558: 1555: 1550: 1547: 1544: 1539: 1536: 1533: 1528: 1525: 1522: 1517: 1514: 1511: 1506: 1503: 1500: 1495: 1492: 1489: 1484: 1481: 1478: 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Index

Valley Campaigns of 1864
American Civil War

Shenandoah Valley
United States of America
Confederate States of America
Franz Sigel
David Hunter
Lew Wallace
George Crook
Philip Sheridan
John C. Breckinridge
Jubal A. Early
VIII Corps
VI Corps
Army of West Virginia
Army of the Shenandoah
Ulysses S. Grant
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
American Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant
lieutenant General
Union
Army of the Potomac
Maj. Gen.
George G. Meade
William Tecumseh Sherman
total war
President

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