AUGUST 1, 1864:
General
Philip Sheridan U.S.A. is given command of the Union Army of The Shenandoah
Valley with orders to destroy Jubal Early’s force and take back the Valley for
the United States.
The Battle of Folck’s Mill: As
General Jubal Early C.S.A.'s forces cross the Potomac back into Virginia, they attempt to cripple the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and burn the bridges over the river. Union forces
disrupt their attacks, and Early is pushed back into the Valley having done
much less mischief than he intended.
