Thursday, June 20, 2013

June 2, 1862---The Foot Cavalry hoofs it while the Union crawls



JUNE 2, 1862:             

Union troops in the Luray Valley almost cut off Stonewall Jackson’s men, but are slowed to a crawl. The Valley Pike is ankle deep in mud from recent rains, and Jackson manages to successfully fight several delaying actions. Union troops trying to flank Jackson discover that they cannot move around and ahead of him, since the Confederates have burned all the bridge crossings over the Shenandoah except on their own main route.


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