The third Battle of Winchester/Opequon Creek (Virginia): Major General Philip H. Sheridan, commanding the compulsory Union Army of the Shenandoah, defeats the Confederate Army of the Valley, commanded by Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early.
NOTE: This battle marked the turning point in the Shenandoah Valley campaign. Holding onto the valley was important to the Confederate cause as it was the primary source of food for the Confederate armies.
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“Law of the Jungle”
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 184.
Chronology Of The American Civil War
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The Battle of Opequon – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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