The Carnage Was Fearful: The Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862 (Michael E. Block - CWC) Battle fo Gettysburg

The Carnage Was Fearful: The Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862 (Michael E. Block - CWC) Battle fo Gettysburgby Michael E. Block In early August 1862, Confederate Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jackson took to the field with his Army of the Valley for one last fightone that would also turn out to be his last independent command. Near the base of Cedar Mountain, in the midst of a blistering heatwave, outnumbered Federal Infantry under Maj. Gen. Nathanial Banks attacked Jacksons army as it marched toward Culpeper Court House. A violent three hour battle erupted, yielding

Lincoln feared that the war could end in Union victory with slavery still intact

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where the Confederate flag once flew

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Unionists and Confederates--crafted and protected their memories of the nation's greatest conflict

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but only a handful cover the story of the Southern soldiers and sailors who wore the gray uniform and fought for the Confederacy

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