“How Will We Feed Our Family?”
After the defeat of the Confederate Army of the Valley at the Battle of Fisher’s Hill on September 22, 1864, Union Major General Philip H. Sheridan began to carry out the next directive of his orders:...
View ArticleSketches from the Shenandoah: George Crook Marching through Harrisonburg
Following the Battle of Fisher’s Hill, the Federals pursued Jubal Early’s retreating Confederates up the Shenandoah Valley. Here, artist James Taylor captures George Crook’s Army of West Virginia...
View ArticleWesley Merritt and the Battle of Tom’s Brook
Union cavalry sketched during operations in the Shenandoah Valley (courtesy LOC) Following the Battle of Fisher’s Hill, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s Federal army pursued Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early’s Rebel...
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