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Brigadier General John D. Imboden, Confederate commander in the Shenandoah, Spencer C. Tucker

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Brigadier General John D. Imboden, Confederate commander in the Shenandoah, Spencer C. Tucker

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-361) and index

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individual biography

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non fiction

Main title

Brigadier General John D. Imboden

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dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

777548985

Responsibility statement

Spencer C. Tucker

Sub title

Confederate commander in the Shenandoah

Summary

"John D. Imboden is an important but often overlooked figure in Civil War history. With only limited militia training, the Virginia lawyer and politician rose to the rank of brigadier general in the Confederate Army and commanded the Shenandoah Valley District, which had been created for Stonewall Jackson. Imboden organized and led the Staunton Artillery in the capture of the U.S. arsenal at Harper's Ferry. He participated in the First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas and organized a cavalry command that fought alongside Stonewall Jackson in his Shenandoah Valley Campaign. The Jones/Imboden Raid i

Table Of Contents

Early life to the Civil War -- Initial military service -- First battle of Manassas -- Forming a partisan command -- The 1st Virginia Partisan Rangers (1862-1863) -- The spring 1863 Jones-Imboden raid into West Virginia -- The Gettysburg campaign -- Imboden's second West Virginia raid -- The 1864 Shenandoah Valley campaign -- Destruction of the Valley -- Final Confederate service -- Post-Civil War career

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