This Day in Civil War History July 24th, 1864 2nd Battle of Kernstown

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-kernstown-virginia ^

[mainepatsfan]

Jul 24, 1864:

Battle of Kernstown, Virginia

Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union troops under General George Crook to keep the Shenandoah Valley clear of Yankees.

On June 13, 1864, General Robert E. Lee sent Early north from Petersburg to clear the Shenandoah of Union troops and relieve pressure on his own beleaguered force. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had been pinned in Petersburg after a bloody six-week campaign with General Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Potomac. The campaign mimicked that of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's in 1862, when the Confederates successfully relieved pressure on Richmond and held off several Union armies in the Valley.

Early moved into Maryland in July and even threatened Washington before moving back up the Potomac and into the valley with Yankee troops in pursuit. On July 23, Early's troops engaged the Union force under Crook near Kernstown, with no clear victory for either side. The next day, Early struck Crook with his entire force and found the Federals in a vulnerable position. The Yankees were routed and fled back down the valley.

[trek]

How fitting for the Unionists to have been represented in defeat by a “Crook.” Thanks for posting.

[gusty]

Also a character in the first season of “Deadwood”. Threatened to hang Cy Toliver.

[SunkenCiv]

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