. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ls came upon them. Early turned, repulsed them, andcontinued on his way to Winchester, where General Averell,fr(im Hunters forces, now at Harpers Ferry, attacked themwith his cavalry and took several hundred ])risoners, two dayslater. The Union trooj^s under A\right returned to the de-fenses of Washington. The Confederate army now became a shuttlecock in thegame of war, marching and countermarching up and down,in and across, the valley of the Shenandoah, in military m
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ls came upon them. Early turned, repulsed them, andcontinued on his way to Winchester, where General Averell,fr(im Hunters forces, now at Harpers Ferry, attacked themwith his cavalry and took several hundred ])risoners, two dayslater. The Union trooj^s under A\right returned to the de-fenses of Washington. The Confederate army now became a shuttlecock in thegame of war, marching and countermarching up and down,in and across, the valley of the Shenandoah, in military ma-neuvers, with scarcely a day of rest. This fruitful valley wasto be tlie granary for its supplies. From it, as a base of op-erations, Early would make his frequent forays—a constantmenace to the peace of the authorities at Washington. General Crook was sent up the Valley after him, but atKernstown, near Winchester, on July 24th, he met a disas-trous defeat and made his way to the north side of the Poto-mac. Early, now in undisjiuted possession of the Valley,followed him to INIartinsburg and sent his cavalry across the.
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