The Second Battle of Winchester :: the Confederate victory that opened the door to Gettysburg /
A comprehensive, deeply researched history of the pivotal 1863 American Civil War battle fought in northern Virginia. June 1863. The Gettysburg Campaign is underway. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia pushes west into the Shenandoah Valley and then north toward the Potomac River. Only on...
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| Zusammenfassung: | A comprehensive, deeply researched history of the pivotal 1863 American Civil War battle fought in northern Virginia. June 1863. The Gettysburg Campaign is underway. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia pushes west into the Shenandoah Valley and then north toward the Potomac River. Only one significant force stands in its way: Maj. Gen. Robert H. Milroy's Union division of the Eighth Army Corps in the vicinity of Winchester and Berryville, Virginia. What happens next is the subject of this provocative new book. Milroy, a veteran Indiana politician-turned-soldier, was convinced the approaching enemy consisted of nothing more than cavalry or was merely a feint, and so defied repeated instructions to withdraw. In fact, the enemy consisted of General Lee's veteran Second Corps under Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell. Milroy's controversial decision committed his outnumbered and largely inexperienced men against some of Lee's finest veterans. The complex and fascinating maneuvering and fighting on June 13-15 cost Milroy hundreds of killed and wounded and about 4,000 captured (roughly one-half of his command), with the remainder routed from the battlefield. The combat cleared the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley of Federal troops, demonstrated Lee could obtain supplies on the march, justified the elevation of General Ewell to replace the recently deceased Stonewall Jackson, and sent shockwaves through the Northern states. Today, the Second Battle of Winchester is largely forgotten. But in June 1863, the politically charged front-page news caught President Lincoln and the War Department by surprise and forever tarnished Milroy's career. The beleaguered Federal soldiers who fought there spent a lifetime seeking redemption, arguing their three-day "forlorn hope" delayed the Rebels long enough to allow the Army of the Potomac to arrive and defeat Lee at Gettysburg. For the Confederates, the decisive leadership on display outside Winchester masked significant command issues buried within the upper echelons of Jackson's former corps that would become painfully evident during the early days of July on a different battlefield in Pennsylvania. Award-winning authors Eric J. Wittenberg and Scott L. Mingus Sr. combined their researching and writing talents to produce the most in-depth and comprehensive study of Second Winchester ever written. Their balanced effort, based upon scores of archival and previously unpublished diaries, newspaper accounts, and letter collections, coupled with familiarity with the terrain around Winchester and across the lower Shenandoah Valley, explores the battle from every perspective. |
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| spelling | Wittenberg, Eric J., 1961- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmP9mq6yKTFyVKw7Wb68C http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98081572 The Second Battle of Winchester : the Confederate victory that opened the door to Gettysburg / Eric J. Wittenberg and Scott L. Mingus Sr. First edition. El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Beatie LLC, 2016. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. A comprehensive, deeply researched history of the pivotal 1863 American Civil War battle fought in northern Virginia. June 1863. The Gettysburg Campaign is underway. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia pushes west into the Shenandoah Valley and then north toward the Potomac River. Only one significant force stands in its way: Maj. Gen. Robert H. Milroy's Union division of the Eighth Army Corps in the vicinity of Winchester and Berryville, Virginia. What happens next is the subject of this provocative new book. Milroy, a veteran Indiana politician-turned-soldier, was convinced the approaching enemy consisted of nothing more than cavalry or was merely a feint, and so defied repeated instructions to withdraw. In fact, the enemy consisted of General Lee's veteran Second Corps under Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell. Milroy's controversial decision committed his outnumbered and largely inexperienced men against some of Lee's finest veterans. The complex and fascinating maneuvering and fighting on June 13-15 cost Milroy hundreds of killed and wounded and about 4,000 captured (roughly one-half of his command), with the remainder routed from the battlefield. The combat cleared the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley of Federal troops, demonstrated Lee could obtain supplies on the march, justified the elevation of General Ewell to replace the recently deceased Stonewall Jackson, and sent shockwaves through the Northern states. Today, the Second Battle of Winchester is largely forgotten. But in June 1863, the politically charged front-page news caught President Lincoln and the War Department by surprise and forever tarnished Milroy's career. The beleaguered Federal soldiers who fought there spent a lifetime seeking redemption, arguing their three-day "forlorn hope" delayed the Rebels long enough to allow the Army of the Potomac to arrive and defeat Lee at Gettysburg. For the Confederates, the decisive leadership on display outside Winchester masked significant command issues buried within the upper echelons of Jackson's former corps that would become painfully evident during the early days of July on a different battlefield in Pennsylvania. Award-winning authors Eric J. Wittenberg and Scott L. Mingus Sr. combined their researching and writing talents to produce the most in-depth and comprehensive study of Second Winchester ever written. Their balanced effort, based upon scores of archival and previously unpublished diaries, newspaper accounts, and letter collections, coupled with familiarity with the terrain around Winchester and across the lower Shenandoah Valley, explores the battle from every perspective. Winchester, 2nd Battle of, Winchester, Va., 1863. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93005007 2e bataille de Winchester, Winchester, Virg., 1863. HISTORY United States State & Local General. bisacsh Virginia Winchester fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJyCHh8HBqKrPwyXTMCRKd Battle of Winchester (2nd) (Winchester, Virginia : 1863) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBb3bjT9cVTfht9ckhb 1863 fast Mingus, Scott L., author. has work: The Second Battle of Winchester (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGDgYwHCkjTRKy6bDMR7pP https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Wittenberg, Eric J., 1961- Second Battle of Winchester. First edition. El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Beatie LLC, 2016 9781611212884 (DLC) 2016010383 (OCoLC)910090837 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1249704 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Wittenberg, Eric J., 1961- Mingus, Scott L. The Second Battle of Winchester : the Confederate victory that opened the door to Gettysburg / Winchester, 2nd Battle of, Winchester, Va., 1863. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93005007 2e bataille de Winchester, Winchester, Virg., 1863. HISTORY United States State & Local General. bisacsh |
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| title | The Second Battle of Winchester : the Confederate victory that opened the door to Gettysburg / |
| title_auth | The Second Battle of Winchester : the Confederate victory that opened the door to Gettysburg / |
| title_exact_search | The Second Battle of Winchester : the Confederate victory that opened the door to Gettysburg / |
| title_full | The Second Battle of Winchester : the Confederate victory that opened the door to Gettysburg / Eric J. Wittenberg and Scott L. Mingus Sr. |
| title_fullStr | The Second Battle of Winchester : the Confederate victory that opened the door to Gettysburg / Eric J. Wittenberg and Scott L. Mingus Sr. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Second Battle of Winchester : the Confederate victory that opened the door to Gettysburg / Eric J. Wittenberg and Scott L. Mingus Sr. |
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| title_sort | second battle of winchester the confederate victory that opened the door to gettysburg |
| title_sub | the Confederate victory that opened the door to Gettysburg / |
| topic | Winchester, 2nd Battle of, Winchester, Va., 1863. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93005007 2e bataille de Winchester, Winchester, Virg., 1863. HISTORY United States State & Local General. bisacsh |
| topic_facet | Winchester, 2nd Battle of, Winchester, Va., 1863. 2e bataille de Winchester, Winchester, Virg., 1863. HISTORY United States State & Local General. Virginia Winchester |
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