Today in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, far from the Union offensive against Richmond, Confederate General Jubal Early‘s forces defeat Federal forces near Winchester in the Second Battle of Kernstown. While the Confederacy wins this battle, it proves to be the last Rebel victory in the Shenandoah Valley. The Union defeat this day marks the beginning of…
Today in the Battle of Cool Springs, Virginia, a still-retreating Confederate Lt. General Jubal Early, following an unsuccessful attempt to invade Washington, D.C., is confronted by a contingent of Union forces. Significantly outnumbering the Federals by some 8,000 to5 5,000, the Rebels engage their foes for two days. While the Union loses this battle,the Federals…
Today Confederate General Jubal Early and the Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, having raided several towns in Maryland, approach Fort Stevens just to the northwest of Washington, D.C. Early had hoped to make a surprise invasion of Washington, but had been detained too long in the previous day’s Battle of Monocacy to…