First Battle of Kernstown
Videos
The First Battle of Kernstown was fought on March 23, 1862, in Frederick County and Winchester, Virginia, the opening battle of Confederate Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's campaign through t
Decisive Bayonet-Charge of the Federal Troops at Winchester, Virginia, March 23, 1862
James Shields
Nathan Kimball
Erastus Tyler
Battle of Hoke's Run
Videos
The Battle of Hoke's Run, also known as the Battle of Falling Waters or Battle of Hainesville, took place on July 2, 1861, in Berkeley County, Virginia as part of the Manassas campaign of the American
First Battle of Kernstown
…transferring forces from the Shenandoah Valley to reinforce the Peninsula Campaign against the Confederate capital, Richmond. Following the earlier Battle of Hoke's Run, the First Battle of Kernstown may be considered the second among Jackson's rare defeats. Jackson's division had been withdrawing "up" the Valley (to…
Colonel John C. Starkweather with his Wisconsin regiment