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Fort Edward Johnson
Shenandoah Mountain Dr,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
38° 18' 40.850136",
-79° 23' 2.38992"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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Confederate troops, the remnant of the Army of the Northwest commanded by Brig. Gen. Edward Allegheny Johnson, constructed this fortification about 1 Apr. 1862 to protect the Shenandoah Valley, the Breadbasket of the Confederacy. Federal troops briefly occupied the fort after he withdrew to West View near Staunton later that month. With Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson's Army of the Shenandoah, Johnson's command confronted Union forces under Brig. Gen. Robert H. Milroy and Brig. Gen. John C. Fr‚mont at the Battle of McDowell on 8 May. Johnson's ankle was shattered during this first victory in Jackson's famous Valley campaign.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Union States
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