A history of the United States . of Staunton, and sud-denly fell on one of Fremontsdetachments under General Mil-roy. This force was utterlyrouted and Fremonts move-ments for the time being para-lyzed. Hurrying back to Staunton,Jackson at once started downthe Valley, suddenly crossed theMassanutten range so as to unite with Ewell at Luray, de-Cross Keys Seated a Federal force at Front Royal, and sentand Port Banks in full flight over the Potomac with the lossepu ic ^£ ^^g third of his army and all his baggage andsupplies. Shieldss division was immediately detached fromMcDowells corps and sent
A history of the United States . of Staunton, and sud-denly fell on one of Fremontsdetachments under General Mil-roy. This force was utterlyrouted and Fremonts move-ments for the time being para-lyzed. Hurrying back to Staunton,Jackson at once started downthe Valley, suddenly crossed theMassanutten range so as to unite with Ewell at Luray, de-Cross Keys Seated a Federal force at Front Royal, and sentand Port Banks in full flight over the Potomac with the lossepu ic ^£ ^^g third of his army and all his baggage andsupplies. Shieldss division was immediately detached fromMcDowells corps and sent back to the Valley to preventJackson from following Banks into Maryland. McClellansplans were thus thwarted at a critical moment. Shieldsrecaptured Front Royal, but Jackson promptly retired upthe Valley to Woodstock. Fremont came over the mountains from West Virginiaand started in pursuit of Jackson, while Shields movedup the Luray Valley, east of the Massanutten retired to Harrisonburg and then turned east to. General Stonewall Jackson. The Opening Campaigns 373 Port Republic, where he held the only bridge by which hispursuers could unite. On June 6 General Turner Ashby,the brilHant commander of Jacksons cavalry, was killed ina skirmish two or three miles south of Harrisonburg. Onthe 8th Fremont was repulsed at Cross Keys and on thefollowing day Jackson fell upon Shields at Port Republicand crushed him. During this battle Fremont burned thebridges in Jacksons rear so that the latter could not turn onhim as he had intended. With his enemies in full retreatJackson again mj^steriously left the Valley and riding aheadof his troops quietly entered Richmond on the 23d for aconference with Lee. Meanwhile, there had been heavy fighting around Rich-mond. On May 31 General Johnston attacked the twocorps of McClellans army south of the Chicka-homiriy. The heaviest fighting took place at assumesSeven Pines. It was indecisive, but Johnston was command ofwounded. The fight
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