Sheridan in the Shenandoah, 2nd edition

Front Cover
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Copyright
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Contents......Page 4
Rebecca M. Wright 176......Page 10
Map 3. Battle of the Monocacy 64......Page 11
Foreword to the Second Edition xi......Page 12
Acknowledgments xiii......Page 13
A Faint Confederate Hope of Victory.......Page 16
Lee Plans a Strategic Diversion.......Page 17
Early's Profile.......Page 19
Distinguished Combat Record.......Page 21
Attention Focuses on the Valley.......Page 24
Early Is Given a Mission.......Page 25
Hunter Flees Before Early 24......Page 27
A Distinguished Group of Generals.......Page 29
Early Races against Time.......Page 34
Hunter's Actions, June 8 to 16.......Page 36
Hunter's Column Pauses before Lynchburg.......Page 37
Hunter Runs Away.......Page 41
Early Sweeps the Valley Clean.......Page 42
Early Crosses the Potomac.......Page 45
Federal Cavalry Opposes the Advance.......Page 46
Enter Lew Wallace.......Page 47
Early Suffers a Fateful Delay.......Page 48
Battle of the Monocacy.......Page 49
The Washington Defenses.......Page 52
Early Approaches the Capital.......Page 55
Early Calls Off the Attack.......Page 56
Grant Gropes For A Solution 79......Page 61
A New General-in-Chief Takes Hold.......Page 63
Grant Proposes a Solution.......Page 64
Hunter Spars Feebly with Early.......Page 66
The Burning of Chambersburg.......Page 67
Sheridan Is Given a Mission.......Page 71
Young Phil at West Point.......Page 75
Joins the Cavalry.......Page 76
The Union Cavalry's Early Handicap.......Page 77
"Here was a Man who Could Command Cavalry."......Page 80
Sheridan Clashes with Meade.......Page 82
Grant Turns Sheridan Loose.......Page 83
The Union Cavalry Takes the Initiative.......Page 84
The Death of Jeb Stuart.......Page 85
No Rest for the Cavalry Corps.......Page 86
Sheridan Moves To The Valley 140......Page 88
Description of the Shenandoah Valley.......Page 89
The Contestants Square Off.......Page 90
Organization of the Army of the Shenandoah.......Page 92
Feeling Each Other Out.......Page 100
A Strategic Withdrawal 156......Page 102
Cavalry Ordered to Destroy Crops.......Page 104
"Get Mosby's Men!" Fight at Cedarville.......Page 105
Early Observes Federal Movements.......Page 110
Early Becomes Over-confident.......Page 111
Collision at Berryville.......Page 113
Grant's Doubts Are Dispelled 173......Page 6
Sheridan Organizes Scout Battalion.......Page 115
Northern Press Howls for Action.......Page 116
Grant Visits Sheridan.......Page 117
Sheridan Prepares to Move.......Page 119
Historic Winchester......Page 121
Sheridan's Plan of Attack.......Page 122
Early's Army Reconcentrates.......Page 123
The Battle Opens.......Page 125
Traffic Jam in Berryville Canyon.......Page 130
Sheridan Launches Coordinated Attack.......Page 136
Gordon Counterattacks.......Page 140
Two Dramatic Incidents.......Page 143
The Dam Breaks.......Page 145
Crook's Climactic Flank Attack.......Page 148
Union Cavalry Completes the Rout.......Page 152
A Short Pursuit.......Page 155
Early Blames His Cavalry.......Page 156
Early-Gordon Relationship.......Page 164
Early's Troop and Terrain Problems.......Page 165
Federal Troop Dispositions.......Page 167
Crook's Flank Maneuver.......Page 170
The Confederate Stampede.......Page 172
Sheridan's Dissatisfaction with His Victory.......Page 173
Early Again Blames His Cavalry.......Page 174
An Ineffectual Pursuit.......Page 176
The Death of Meigs Sparks Retaliation.......Page 177
Sheridan Retraces His Steps.......Page 179
Systematic Destruction of the Valley.......Page 8
The Cavalry Fight at Tom's Brook.......Page 180
Reestablishes Contact with Sheridan.......Page 183
Sheridan Goes to Washington.......Page 184
The Battle Of Cedar Creek First Phase 281......Page 186
Early Plans a Flank Attack.......Page 187
Battle Orders are Issued.......Page 189
The Night March of the Second Corps.......Page 190
Crook's Troop Dispositions.......Page 191
A Confederate Tidal Wave.......Page 192
Two Union Corps Submerged.......Page 197
Early Hesitates.......Page 201
Gordon's Bitter Disappointment.......Page 203
The Ride from Winchester.......Page 205
"Come on Back Boys, Give 'em Hell!" The Army Experiences a Transfusion.......Page 206
Sheridan Prepares to Counterattack.......Page 209
The Battle Is Renewed.......Page 211
An Exciting Pursuit......Page 212
Death of the Gallant Ramseur.......Page 213
The Cavalry Recovers the Lost Guns.......Page 215
Repercussions And Recriminations 342......Page 217
The North Cheers Sheridan's Victory.......Page 220
Crook Deprecates Sheridan's Part in the Battle.......Page 221
Early's Error of Judgment.......Page 223
Was Early's a ''Forlorn Hope"?......Page 225
Early Offers to Quit......Page 226
Refutes Charge of Plundering.......Page 228
The Fabulous John S. Mosby.......Page 231
Mosby's "Greatest Exploit."......Page 234
The Greenback Raid.......Page 235
Federal Countermeasures.......Page 236
Torbert's Cavalry Scores a Failure.......Page 237
The Battle of Waynesboro.......Page 238
The Last, Weak Stand of Jubal Early.......Page 239
Early Bows Off the Stage.......Page 240
Summary Of The Campaign 392......Page 242
Bibliography and Appendices 401......Page 246
Commentary 409......Page 251
Index 425......Page 256