STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: CROSS KEYS & PORT REPUBLIC (Part the First)
In which we look at Carroll’s raid on Port Republic, which took place on Sunday, June 8, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Conquering the Valley: Stonewall Jackson at Port Republic” by Robert K. Krick.
STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: “OUR GOD HAS BEEN MY GUIDE AND SAVED ME FROM THEIR GRASP”
In which we see Stonewall Jackson escape the trap the Federals attempted to lay for him, and we begin to set the stage for the battles of Cross Keys & Port Republic.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Lee’s Lieutenants: A Study in Command” by Douglas Southall Freeman, a one-volume abridgement by Stephen W. Sears.
STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: KERNSTOWN (Part the Third)
In which we conclude our discussion of the Battle of Kernstown, which took place on March 23, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Decoying the Yanks: Jackson’s Valley Campaign” by Champ Clark and the Editors of Time-Life Books.
STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: KERNSTOWN (Part the Second)
In which we look at the start of the action at the First Battle of Kernstown, which took place on March 23, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “We are in for it! The First Battle of Kernstown” by Gary L. Ecelbarger.
STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: KERNSTOWN (Part the First)
In which we lay out the background to the First Battle of Kernstown (Virginia), which took place in March 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is National Geographic’s “Atlas of the Civil War: A Comprehensive Guide to the Tactics and Terrain of Battle” edited by Neil Kagan with text by Stephen G. Hyslop.