Peace In The Valley river Pickett and Brigadier General J

Pickett and Brigadier General J

forded the Shenandoah River and set out to capture a Union depot at Buckton Station

Disheartening to all it began to rain again that afternoon and by nightfall the men were facing another “pouring from the skies” wrote Col

they dug in on Cemetery Ridge

Peace In The Valley river Pickett and Brigadier General JPeace in the Valley Opequon Presbyterian Church Kernstown, Virginia Winter of 1862 Peace in the Shenandoah Valley had returned during the early winter months of 1862. The great Stonewall Jackson and his troops had driven out the armies from the North with skill and boldness. General Jackson now commanded the new II Corps with 33,000 troops, beginning the immense task of organizing and preparing his men for the many challenges to come. There was an air