If this Valley is lost, Virginia is lost," said General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, before leading his Confederate troops through the series of brilliant victories known to history as Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign. But Jackson's incredible marches are only a part of Virginia's Civil War legacy - by far the richest of any state. Today's visitor, can trace not only the footsteps of "Stonewall", but also those of Phil Sheridan, "Ole Jube" Early, John Mosby, the infamous Custer, and the hundreds of thousands of other soldiers and civilians along many of the same routes they used 140 years ago.The battles and maneuvers of the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley can be traversed today just as they occurred, in all their chronological complexity. Try the History of the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley for a chronical overview of the entire war with more than 100 links to particular battles, skrimishes and personalities.
But a far simpler, more practical approach is to start at the in northern end of the Shenandoah Valley, and work south along "the Valley Pike" (U.S. 11), taking each site as it comes and making key detours to follow the armies through the wonderful country-side. Take the Civil War Tours section as a guide for your travels.
Check out Soldiers and Civilians for stories of the people who lived here and those who came her to fight. Historic Places is a good place to find homes, towns, and other locations with a rich historic past. Several interesting military subjects from the Civil War period may be found by clicking here.
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