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In May 1864, as part of a major Union offensive, General Ulysses S. Grant ordered General Sigel to move up the Shenandoah Valley cutting the rail lines utilized by Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Meanwhile, to oppose the Federals, Breckenridge collected a scratch force of two infantry brigades, one cavalry brigade, and a battalion of cadets from the Virginia Military Institute.
Sarah Kay Bierle is an Education Associate with the American Battlefield Trust.
The American Battlefield Trust preserves America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educates the public about what happened there and why it matters. We permanently protect these battlefields for future generations as a lasting and tangible memorial to the brave soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.