The Valley Campaigns of 1864 were American Civil War operations and battles that took place in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia from May to October 1864. Military historians divide this period into three separate campaigns, but it is useful to consider the three together and how they interacted.
Read more about Valley Campaigns Of 1864: Background, Lynchburg Campaign (May–June 1864), Early's Washington Raid and Operations Against The B&O Railroad (June–August 1864), Sheridan's Valley Campaign (August–October 1864), Aftermath
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