The Last Battle of Winchester is the first serious study to chronicle the largest, longest, and bloodiest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley. The fighting began about daylight and did not end until dusk, when the victorious Union army routed the Confederates off the field. It was the first time Stonewall Jackson's former corps had ever been driven from a battlefield, and the stinging defeat set the stage for the final climax of the 1864 Valley Campaign at Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek. The Northern victory was a long time coming. After a spring and summer of Union defeat in the Valley, Lt.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction and Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Sheridan, Grant, Lincoln, and Union Strategy in the Shenandoah Valley; Chapter 2 Jubal Early and Confederate Strategy; Chapter 3 Sheridan, Early, and their Subordinate Commanders; Chapter 4 Sheridan Moves Against Early; Chapter 5 The Battle of Guard Hill (Crooked Run); Chapter 6 Confederate Resurgence, August 17 -- 19; Chapter 7 Confederate Charlestown Offensive, August 21; Chapter 8 Halltown to Kearneysville, August 22 -- 25; Chapter 9 Halltown to Smithfield, August 26 -- 29. Chapter 10 The Battle of Berryville, September 3Chapter 11 Advance and Retreat, September 3 -- 15; Chapter 12 Prelude to Battle, September 15 -- 18; Chapter 13 The Battle of Opequon Creek, September 19; Chapter 14 The Berryville Pike 229; Chapter 15 The Middle Field and the Second Woods; Chapter 16 Russell and Dwight Restore the Union Line; Chapter 17 The U.S. Cavalry Advance; Chapter 18 Crook's Attack; Chapter 19 The Final Union Attack; Chapter 20 Confederate Collapse; Chapter 21 Winchester to Fisher's Hill and Beyond; Chapter 22 One of the Hardest Fights on Record. Appendix 1 Union and Confederate Orders of BattleAppendix 2 The Army of the Shenandoah Strength Reports; Appendix 3 The Army of the Valley District Strength Reports; Appendix 4 Casualties in the Army of the Shenandoah; Appendix 5 Casualties in the Army of the Valley District; Appendix 6 Medals of Honor Awarded, August 16 to September 19, 1864; Appendix 7 Select Soldier Accounts of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign; Bibliography; Index.

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