The operations of General T. J. Jackson in the Valley of Virginia, during the first half of the year 1862, constitute one of the most brilliant and interesting episodes of the great Civil War. The theatre on which they took place afforded a quick and easy approach to the Federal capital and to the northern States. The mountains and rivers of the Valley gave to an active and skilful commander many opportunities of neutralizing great disparity of force. The story of this campaign will always be interesting to the actors in it on both sides, and not merely to them; to the student of military art it affords an admirable example of an aggressive-defensive campaign, and one of the best instances of the degree to which skill and daring may neutralize superiority of numbers and resources. Contains full maps of the region and of the battlefields by Jed Hotchkiss. Includes bibliographical references and index.

973.7 A418h Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.