STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: McDOWELL (Part the First)
In which we lay out the background to the Battle of McDowell, which took place on May 8, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Shenandoah 1862: Stonewall Jackson Outmaneuvers the Union” by Clayton & James Donnell.
STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: RUDE’S HILL INTERLUDE
In which we look at the activities of the Confederate and Union forces in the Shenandoah Valley after the Battle of Kernstown (March 23, 1862).
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Shenadoah 1862: Stonewall Jackson’s Valley Campaign” by Peter Cozzens.
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.
STONEWALL IN THE VALLEY: The Romney Expedition
In which we look at Stonewall Jackson’s controversial winter-time expedition to capture Romney in January, 1862.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Intimate Strategies of the Civil War: Military Commanders and Their Wives,” edited by Carol K. Bleser and Lesley J. Gordon.
STONEWALL JACKSON (Part the Second)
In which we continue with Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson’s story, taking him from the start of the Civil War in April, 1861 to his assumption of command in the Shenandoah Valley in November, 1861.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson” by S.C. Gwynne.