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Paycheck Jackson Issued to the Virginia Military Institute July 1855

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Paycheck Jackson Issued to the Virginia Military Institute July 1855

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http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15821coll4/id/638

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O'Shea, Richard, and David Greenspan. Battle Maps of the Civil War. Smithmark, 1994.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t0EJC0a6gzd9TiULQfyx940oiYtIATmsKFPjqOHT2N4/edit?usp=sharing

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1myy-i-CKSJyTlPGIO08-QimuY3QVLu_vakXAGV7mAmc/edit?usp=sharing

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n5Z8zfYxHILMoQBTSLWV4FNUHpHPW9MnG4EjAtcCfMI/edit?usp=sharing

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FAEdEeNQ43KyNq2CS7s7zxgSGXJb2fpXOfbNEyLR2iE/edit

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With Stonewall jackson's victories weakening the Union forces, he headed to the South-Eastern peninsula to aide Robert E. Lee in that campaign. This ended up being a Confederate Victory with the Union forces withdrawing from the region.

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Shenandoah Valley

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First battle of Kernstown- March 23, 1862. Union Victory.

Battle of Port Republic- June 9, 1862. Confederate Victory.

Battle of Cross Keys- June 8, 1862. Confederate Victory.

First battle of Winchester- May 25, 1862.  Confederate Victory.

Battle of McDowell- May 8, 1862.  Confederate Victory

Battle of Front Royale- May 23, 1862.  Confederate Victory.

Battle of Goods Farm- June 6, 1862. Confederate Victory.

Battle of Princeton Courthouse- May 15 - 17, 1862. Confederate Victory.

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Stonewall Jackson Count of Men: Approx: 17,000

Union forces led by General Nathaniel Banks overall men: Approx: 52,000

A set of battles that took place from March 23 - June 19 (1862)

Jackson’s men moved 650+ miles over 48 days.

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Jackson’s men were able to move quickly (up to 35 miles a day while average troops managed 15), earning them the nickname “Jackson’s Foot-Cavalry”

The Massanutten mountains were used to his advantage to make quick strikes on troops and move around them to use for cover/concealing.

Had a map-maker on staff named Jedidiah Hotchkiss mapped out the valley region so that he was able to see all roads, rivers, etc. giving him a considerable advantage over Union forces.

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Initially Jackson meant to defend the Shenandoah valley as it was a critical source of food for confederate troops.

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Eventually turned into a distraction of sorts to keep the Union forces from reaching their objective in Richmond, Virginia

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Once the Union forces had been weakened enough, Jackson was sent to “The Peninsula Campaign” to fight alongside Robert E. Lee