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The Battle of Cedar Creek: Victory from the Jaws of Defeat

The Battle of Cedar Creek: Victory from the Jaws of Defeat

Noyalas, Jonathan A.

Hardcover

Armed ForcesCivil War Period (1850-1877)

Publisher Price: $31.99

ISBN10: 1540219445
ISBN13: 9781540219442
Publisher: History Pr
Published: Oct 7 2009
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Nestled between the Allegheny and Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia's Shenandoah Valley enjoyed tremendous prosperity before the Civil War. This valuable stretch of land--called the Breadbasket of the Confederacy due to its rich soil and ample harvests--became the source of many conflicts between the Confederate and Union armies. Of the thirteen major battles fought here, none was more influential than the Battle of Cedar Creek. On October 19, 1864, General Philip Sheridan's Union troops finally gained control of the valley, which eliminated the Shenandoah as a supply source for Confederate forces in Virginia, ended the valley's role as a diversionary theater of war and stopped its use as an avenue of invasion into the North. Civil War historian Jonathan A. Noyalas explains the battle and how it aided Abraham Lincoln's reelection campaign and defined Sheridan's enduring legacy.

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