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Book Call Out the Cadets

Download or read book Call Out the Cadets written by Sarah Kay Bierle and published by Emerging Civil War. This book was released on 2019 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Battle of New Market, though a smaller conflict, represented a crucial moment in the Union's offensive movements in the spring of 1864 and became the last major Confederate victory in the Shenandoah Valley. The results of the battle between Franz Sigel and John C. Breckinridge - with the Virginia Military Institute Cadets pushing the conflict in the Confederates' favor - altered the campaigns of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee and the course of the American Civil War in Virginia."--Provided by publisher.

Book Battle of New Market  Va   May 15th  1864

Download or read book Battle of New Market Va May 15th 1864 written by John Sergeant Wise and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Battle of New Market  Virginia  May 15 1864

Download or read book Battle of New Market Virginia May 15 1864 written by John Sergeant Wise and published by Kessinger Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Book The Battle of New Market

    Book Details:
  • Author : Colonel Jennings C Wise
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2015-08-22
  • ISBN : 9781517002022
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Battle of New Market written by Colonel Jennings C Wise and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-08-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of New Market was a battle fought on May 15, 1864, in Virginia during Valley Campaigns of 1964 in the American Civil War. A small Confederate army forced Union Major General Franz Sigel and his army out of the Shenandoah Valley. In the spring of 1864, Union commander in chief Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant set in motion a grand strategy designed to press the Confederacy into submission. Control of the strategically important and agriculturally rich Shenandoah Valley was a key element in Grant's plans. While he confronted General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in the eastern part of the state, Grant ordered Major General Franz Sigel's army of 10,000 to secure the Velley and threaten Lee's flank, starting the Valley Campaigns of 1864. Sigel was to advance on Staunton, Virginia in order to link up with another Union column commanded by George Crook, which would advance from West Virginia and destroy the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad and other Confederate industries in the area. Receiving word that the Union Army had entered the Valley, Major John C. Breckinridge pulled together all available forces to repulse the latest threat. On the morning of May 13, Breckinridge decided to move north to attack Sigel. By the evening of May 14, Sigel's advance forces had reach a position north of the village of New Market, while Breckinridge was a Lacy Spring eight miles south of New Market. The Confederates started toward the Union positions at 1:00 a.m. on May 15, hoping to trap and crush the Union army.

Book Battle of New Market  Va   May 15th  1864

Download or read book Battle of New Market Va May 15th 1864 written by John S. Wise and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Battle of New Market, Va;, May 15th, 1864: An Address Repeated by John S. Wise, Esq., Before the Virginia Military Institute, May 13th, 1882 We are directed by the unanimous voice of our Corps to request a copy of your address for publication. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Valley Thunder

    Book Details:
  • Author : Charles R. Knight
  • Publisher : Casemate Publishers
  • Release : 2010
  • ISBN : 9781932714807
  • Pages : 313 pages

Download or read book Valley Thunder written by Charles R. Knight and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2010 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles R. Knight's 'Valley Thunder' is the first full-length account in more than three decades to examine the combat at New Market on May 15, 1864--the battle that opened the pivotal 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who set in motion the wide-ranging operation to subjugate the South in 1864, intended to attack the Confederacy on multiple fronts so it could no longer "take advantage of interior lines." One of the keys to success in the Eastern Theater was control of the Shenandoah Valley, a strategically important and agriculturally abundant region that helped feed Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Grant tasked Maj. Gen. Franz Sigel, a German immigrant with a mixed fighting record, and a motley collection of units numbering some 10,000 men to clear the Valley and threaten Lee's left flank. Opposing Sigel was John C. Breckinridge, a former vice president and now Confederate major general who assembled a scratch command to repulse the invading Federals. Included within the ranks of his 4,500-man army were cadets from the Virginia Military Institute under the direction of VMI Commandant of Cadets Lt. Col. Scott Ship, who had marched eighty miles in just four days to fight Sigel. When the two armies faced off at New Market, Breckinridge boldly announced, "I shall advance on him. We can attack and whip them here and we will do it!" As the general rode by the cadets he shouted, "Gentlemen, I trust I will not need your services today; but if I do, I know you will do your duty." The sharp fighting seesawed back and forth during a drenching rainstorm, and was not concluded until the cadets were dramatically inserted into the battle line to repulse a Federal attack and launch one of their own. The Confederate victory drove Union forces from the Valley, but they would return, reinforced and under new leadership, within a month. Before being repulsed, these Federals would march over the field at New Market and capture Staunton, burn VMI in Lexington (partly in retaliation for the cadets' participation at New Market), and very nearly capture Lynchburg. Operations in the Valley on a much larger scale that summer would permanently sweep the Confederates from the "Bread Basket of the Confederacy." 'Valley Thunder: The Battle of New Market' is based upon years of primary research and a firsthand appreciation of the battlefield terrain. Knight's balanced and objective approach includes a detailed examination of the complex prelude leading up to the day of battle. His entertaining prose introduces a new generation of readers to a wide array of soldiers, civilians, and politicians who found themselves swept up in one of the war's most gripping engagements. About the Author: Charles R. Knight is a native of Richmond, Virginia. He is a former Historical Interpreter at New Market Battlefield State Historical Park, and currently serves as the curator of the Douglas MacArthur Memorial. Charlie has written articles for various Civil War and railroad publications, including Blue & Gray, Classic Trains, and NRHS Bulletin. He lives in Norfolk, Virginia, with his wife and son.

Book Battle of New Market  Va   May 15th  1864

Download or read book Battle of New Market Va May 15th 1864 written by Virginia Military Institute and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book The Battle of New Market

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jennings Wise
  • Publisher : CreateSpace
  • Release : 2012-11-10
  • ISBN : 9781480287792
  • Pages : 176 pages

Download or read book The Battle of New Market written by Jennings Wise and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-11-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1914, this is the history of the Battle of New Market during the Civil War, written by Colonel Jennings C. Wise, Commandant Corps of Cadets, Virginia Military Institute.

Book The New Market Campaign

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  • Author : Edward Raymond Turner
  • Publisher : CreateSpace
  • Release : 2015-08-22
  • ISBN : 9781517002091
  • Pages : 290 pages

Download or read book The New Market Campaign written by Edward Raymond Turner and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-08-22 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of New Market was a battle fought on May 15, 1864, in Virginia during Valley Campaigns of 1964 in the American Civil War. A small Confederate army forced Union Major General Franz Sigel and his army out of the Shenandoah Valley. In the spring of 1864, Union commander in chief Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant set in motion a grand strategy designed to press the Confederacy into submission. Control of the strategically important and agriculturally rich Shenandoah Valley was a key element in Grant's plans. While he confronted General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in the eastern part of the state, Grant ordered Major General Franz Sigel's army of 10,000 to secure the Velley and threaten Lee's flank, starting the Valley Campaigns of 1864. Sigel was to advance on Staunton, Virginia in order to link up with another Union column commanded by George Crook, which would advance from West Virginia and destroy the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad and other Confederate industries in the area. Receiving word that the Union Army had entered the Valley, Major John C. Breckinridge pulled together all available forces to repulse the latest threat. On the morning of May 13, Breckinridge decided to move north to attack Sigel. By the evening of May 14, Sigel's advance forces had reach a position north of the village of New Market, while Breckinridge was a Lacy Spring eight miles south of New Market. The Confederates started toward the Union positions at 1:00 a.m. on May 15, hoping to trap and crush the Union army.

Book Ghost Cadet

Download or read book Ghost Cadet written by Elaine Marie Alphin and published by Hither Page Press. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Benjy, in Virginia visiting his grandmother, meets the ghost of a Virginia Military Institute cadet who was killed in the Battle of New Market in 1864 and helps him recover his family's treasured gold watch.

Book The Battle of New Market

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  • Author : Joseph W. A. Whitehorne
  • Publisher : Government Printing Office
  • Release : 1989-03
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 64 pages

Download or read book The Battle of New Market written by Joseph W. A. Whitehorne and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1989-03 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CMH Pub. 70-24. First in a planned series of military "staff ride brochures." At head of title on title page: Self-Guided Tour. Discusses a Civil War battle which was fought in 1864 in Virginia and won by the Confederate forces. Describes twelve sites which were important to the battle and which may be explored at the site through-guided tours. Includes maps and sepia photographs. L.C. card 88-34357.

Book The Battle of New Market  Va   May 15th  1864

Download or read book The Battle of New Market Va May 15th 1864 written by Jennings C. B. 1881 Wise and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-07 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book The Battle of New Market

Download or read book The Battle of New Market written by Jennings C. Wise and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Battle of New Market: May 15, 1864 When Grant undertook the execution of his plan to take Richmond, in the spring of 1864, he assigned Major-General Franz Sigel, commanding the Department of West Virginia, the task of overrunning the Valley with the 25,000 men at his disposal. This rich section had been regarded as the granary of Lee's Army throughout the war, and many futile efforts had been made to gain complete possession of it. Imboden learned early in the spring of Sigel's orders, which were to press up the Valley with about 8,000 men, with a view to seizing Staunton and Lynchburg, while Crook with a somewhat larger force was to make a raid through Southwest Virginia and destroy the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad as he moved eastward towards Lynchburg, where it was expected the two columns would form a junction. Leaving the Kanawha on May 2d, Crook penetrated as far as Union, where he united with Averell, and then fell back, after having defeated Jenkins at Cloyd's Mountain on the 9th, again at New River on the nth, and after cutting the railroad. On May 1st, Sigel commenced his march upon Staunton, which was intended to be a diversion in favor of Crook. In the Valley, Imboden, with less than 3,000 men, alone stood across his path, but, on the 2d, broke camp and advanced from Mount Crawford to meet Sigel, after calling upon the Home Guards in Rockingham and Augusta Counties to prepare to assist him. He also requested General Smith to place the Corps of Cadets in readiness to march to his support. During the late winter, the cadets had been unusually restless. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.