Shenandoah Valley Battlefields of the Civil War: A Complete Historical and Travel Guide to the Civil War in Virginia's Great Valley

By: Charles Culbertson

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

"If this Valley is lost, Virginia is lost."

These words of the immortal "Stonewall" Jackson rang truer and truer as the Civil War raged in the great Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. With every Federal push to conquer the "Breadbasket of the Confederacy," ragtag, hard-pressed Southern soldiers fought tooth and nail to repel them. The story of the War Between the States in the Shenandoah Valley is one of drama, struggle, sacrifice and suffering. As the South's most strategic corridor (Confederate armies marching down the Valley could threaten Washington and Baltimore) it became a focal point for the North's effort to win the war.

A Travel and Historical Guide to Civil War Battlefields in the Shenandoah Valley

Civil War Battlefields in the Shenandoah Valley explores chronologically the series of 15 battles that marked the fight for the Valley, from Jackson's legendary 1862 campaign to the earth-scorching operations of Union General Philip Sheridan in 1864. Each battle is explored and each battlefield is examined for current condition and accessibility, making this book valuable for both the historian and traveler. Maps and photographs complement a lucid yet scholarly text.