There was no resistance from the Confederates under General Thomas Stonewall Jackson, a hero of Bull Run, then in his first independent command. But Jackson was ordered to keep the Union troops in the Valley from joining forces with those threatening Richmond. After receiving reports that only a rear guard remained south of Winchester, he attacked. Winchester, May 25, After Kernstown General Banks led a newly reinforced and newly named army of the Department of the Shenandoah in pursuit of Jackson.
During that time Jackson defeated a Union force threatening his left flank at McDowell and joined forces with the two Confederate brigades defending the mountain passes there. Jackson then turned on Banks. Uniting with another Confederate division under General Richard Ewell, Jackson outflanked Banks at Front Royal and threatened to cut his supply line, starting a race for Winchester. Banks reached the town first and set up a defense south of the town.
He had to buy time for the Union supply train to escape. Cross Keys and Port Republic, June , A rain-swollen Shenandoah River separated the Union forces. Jackson engaged both on successive days to end the Valley Campaign. Five Battles of the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns of New Market, May 15, Grant devised a plan to attack the Confederacy on multiple fronts simultaneously.
Lee of the Valley's rich resources. The Confederates were able to scrape together men by including county reservists and the cadets from Virginia Military Institute. Lee could space no reinforcements. After the lead Union forces occupied New Market, Breckinridge attacked.
Tasked with tying up as many Union troops as possible, Early turned to attack upon learning that he faced only one Union corps. Even though Sheridan commanded a superior force, he remained on the defensive, behavior Early mistook for timidity. Fisher's Hill, September 22, Sheridan defeated the Confederates at the 3rd Winchester, but he was unable to destroy the army. Early retreated 20 miles up the Shenandoah Valley to Fisher's Hill, near Strasburg, a position that the Confederates had strongly fortified during their occupation of the area in the summer of ; however, that summer the Confederates had more troops to man the works and also had reinforcements on the way.
Early wrote that it was the only place in the Valley to make a stand. Sheridan saw that a frontal attack was not practical, but was determined to finish what he started at Winchester and push the Confederates out of the valley. Cedar Creek, October 19, Early, reinforced with a division under General Joseph Kershaw, tentatively pursued.
After studying the Union positions, a plan was devised for a surprise attack on the exposed Union left flank. Your favorite songs blasting through the speakers. Candy bar wrappers piled next to a warm drink in the cheap plastic cupholder.
Your companion riding in the passenger seat, snapping pictures of landmarks as you settle into the hypnotic rhythm of the road. But be careful: this fun road trip could get dangerous as you drive through Death Valley. Death Valley is a pocket-sized, push-your-luck, tableau building game for players, with each traveler striving to assemble the best mix of cards in their Journey and Scrapbook in order to win the game.
Each turn, players will choose whether to assign a card to their Journey, or move cards from their Journey to their Scrapbook. Cards feature stars points , special abilities affect the value and position of cards , and some interesting facts about Death Valley. If you want to really press your luck and give up a little control, try out the Backseat Driver Variant.
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