Shenandoah 1864

Drawing on a rich collection of letters, diaries, photographs, sketches, and artifacts, the volume presents an intimate, album-style account of the 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign. It follows the series of Union and Confederate operations led by generals such as Philip Sheridan and Jubal Early as they fought to control the strategic valley that supplied the Confederacy. Through these primary-source materials, readers see the personal hardships, bravery, and devastation experienced by soldiers and civilians alike, while learning how the campaign influenced the broader course of the Civil War.