Bruce Vail
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Gen. Robert Rodes was killed at the battle.
They carried his body back to his hometown of Lynchburg, Va., for burial.
He must've learned something from his abysmal performances in the East then.
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...I appreciate these battle threads, as I know they take a lot of time and effort to assemble.
Hi James N - Great posts, thanks! How did you learn so much about Opequan? One of my ancestors was in Emerson's Brigade (87th PA, Ricketts' division, VI Corps) and wounded just south of the Berryville Pike on Sept. 19, 1864. See attached. I've been researching the battle and area for a few years. Do you know Winchester well?
Thanks James .... do you have a current map of the trails? The one I got on-line a couple months ago was very much out of date. Got me a might bewildered......
... Haven't really dug into the '64 Valley Campaign much as far as reading goes either, besides some unit histories and other books that cover it in part. Heard that The Last Battle of Winchester by Scott Patchan was a pretty good read on this battle.
About 20 years ago, there was a very good one time reenactment on the 3rd Winchester site, just after it was acquired. The only spectators were amn eagle scout who built a walking tour and his family. I'm told that the local pronunciation of the creek is "oh-peck-in", not the expected "op-eh-kwahn."
My personal favorite was the Kurz & Allison Opequon - I used to have a reproduction copy of it hanging in my bedroom at home when I was in high school.Great thread, and that inaccurate Thulstrup painting is one of my favorites of the war.
Was Sheridan’s final charge, where he attacked with 5 Brigades, the largest cavalry charge of the war ?
Was Sheridan’s final charge, where he attacked with 5 Brigades, the largest cavalry charge of the war ?
Was Sheridan’s final charge, where he attacked with 5 Brigades, the largest cavalry charge of the war ?