MARCH 1, 1865:
With the end of the bitterly cold
winter of 1865 in sight, a skirmish
erupts in the Luray Valley as Philip Sheridan attempts to dislodge Jubal
Early’s ragtag but implacable troops from Shenandoah. Early’s troopers hang on
by their torn fingernails.
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