The Battle of Fisher's Hill: Breaking the Shenandoah Valley's Gibraltar

Download or read book The Battle of Fisher's Hill: Breaking the Shenandoah Valley's Gibraltar written by Jonathan A. Noyalas and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-18 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating documentation of the Battle of Fisher's Hill, explaining this pivotal Civil War battle and its implications for nearby civilians. The Battle of Fisher's Hill created a greater opportunity to destroy harvests from the "Breadbasket of the Confederacy" than any other Union victory in the hotly contested Shenandoah Valley. Union major general Philip Sheridan's men forced Confederate lieutenant general Jubal A. Early's smaller force to retreat, leading to the burning of barns and mills across the region. In this first-ever book focused on this engagement, Civil War historian Jonathan A. Noyalas explains the battle, its effect on area civilians and its meaning to both sides, as well as the battlefield's important role in postwar reunion and reconciliation.