July 3, 1864---Invaders in Maryland!

JULY 3, 1864:             

The fast-moving troops of General Jubal Early C.S.A. engage in a series of hit-and-run raids on Union positions as they move down the Shenandoah Valley (from south to north). The last raid of the day forces Union General Franz Sigel’s troops across the Potomac River into Maryland. The bullish Early follows Sigel’s retreating men, raiding Harper’s Ferry.  A year after Gettysburg, Rebel troops of Virginia are back on Northern soil.