Joseph W. A. Whitehorne

On October 19, 1864, the last great battle of the Civil War in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley took place along Cedar Creek between the towns of Strasburg and Middletown. Beginning with a brilliant Confederate surprise attack on Major General Philip Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah but culminating in the Union rout of the forces commanded by Lieutenant General Jubal Early, it marked the end of Confederate power in the Valley, and its timing three weeks before the national elections unquestionably ... more info>>

The Battle of New Market was the first of a series of engagements taking place in the summer and fall of 1864 that destroyed Confederate power in the Shenandoah Valley, although the battle itself hardly presaged such an outcome. The battlefield has been preserved and developed in relatively recent times. It has, however, been an object of interest and reverence almost since the moment the battle ended. The Battle of New Market was waged between two provisional field organizations hastily assembl... more info>>

Examines the Battle of Second Manassas in the form of a tour going to twelve locations important to aspects of this fierce Civil War contest between the Union forces commanded by Major General John Pope and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia led by General Robert E. Lee which took place on 29 and 30 August 1862. Stops on the tour have been selected to help the visitor see the battle, which was characterized by complex maneuvers and fighting over the same areas at several different times. ... more info>>