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.
