Jackson's Valley Campaign - Crimoro VA
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 06.408 W 078° 47.016
17S E 694323 N 4219984
Marker is on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park at the Sawmill Overlook. Marker is in this post office area: Crimora VA 24431, United States of America.
Waymark Code: WM19EP3
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/12/2024
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Jackson's Valley Campaign- Brown’s Gap, ¾ of a mile north, was one of the strategic mountain passes used in the spring of 1862 by Stonewall Jackson near the beginning and end of his whirlwind offensive. His secret military strategy took full advantage of the complex topography to divide, confuse, or defeat piece-meal, over 45,000 Union soldiers engaged in a futile attempt to ensnare him. In 40 days, his 17.000 troops won five battles, maneuvering over 400 miles through the Shenandoah Valley and adjacent mountains.
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: National Park Service
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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Date Installed or Dedicated: Not listed
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