Beleaguered Winchester : a Virginia community at war, 1861-1865 /

During the Civil War, the strategically located town of Winchester, Virginia, suffered from the constant turmoil of military campaigning perhaps more than any other town. Occupied dozens of times by alternating Union and Confederate forces, Winchester suffered through three major battles, including...

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Author / Creator: Duncan, Richard R.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Language notes:English.
Imprint: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©2007.
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Table of Contents:
  • The brewing storm
  • The taste of humiliation
  • Redemption, destruction, and occupation
  • The brute : General Robert Milroy
  • The chess game
  • "Whirling through Winchester"
  • Epilogue.