The Carnage Was Fearful: The Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862 (Michael E. Block - CWC) Battle fo Gettysburg Milroy’s controversial decision to stand

Milroy’s controversial decision to stand and fight pitted his outnumbered and largely inexperienced men against some of Lee’s finest veterans

by John Sotos J - PB - 2008

where the Confederate flag once flew

In this deeply researched book

Holzer shows the faults in applying our own standards to Lincoln’s efforts

The Carnage Was Fearful: The Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862 (Michael E. Block - CWC) Battle fo Gettysburg Milroy’s controversial decision to standby Michael E. Block In early August 1862, Confederate Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jackson took to the field with his Army of the Valley for one last fightone that would also turn out to be his last independent command. Near the base of Cedar Mountain, in the midst of a blistering heatwave, outnumbered Federal Infantry under Maj. Gen. Nathanial Banks attacked Jacksons army as it marched toward Culpeper Court House. A violent three hour battle erupted, yielding