Thursday, June 20, 2013

June 11, 1862---Little Mac shakes and shivers



JUNE 11, 1862:           

After Stonewall Jackson’s brilliant Valley Campaign, Robert E. Lee reinforces Stonewall’s army and orders him to move eastward to confront the Union Army of the Potomac; however, using the Richmond newspapers as a source of disinformation, he publicly announces that he is sending troops to the Valley to bolster Jackson. Thus, Jackson’s sudden appearance on the Peninsula shocks and frightens McClellan. 


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