This eight-stop driving tour follows in the footsteps of thousands of Civil War soldiers as their leaders jockeyed for position in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains.Beginning in Gordonsville, about 65 miles northwest of Richmond, the tour moves northeast through rolling hills with mountain views to the west, crossing famous rivers and stopping in picturesque towns that once hosted the Union Army of the Potomac or the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia -- or both.It includes one of the most famous cavalry battles of the war -- the Battle of Brandy Station -- and one of Stonewall Jackson's sternest tests, the Battle of Cedar Mountain.
Language
English
Pages
30
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
January 19, 2013
Virginia Civil War Day Trip U.S. Route 15 (Civil War Traveler Day Trips Book 2)
This eight-stop driving tour follows in the footsteps of thousands of Civil War soldiers as their leaders jockeyed for position in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains.Beginning in Gordonsville, about 65 miles northwest of Richmond, the tour moves northeast through rolling hills with mountain views to the west, crossing famous rivers and stopping in picturesque towns that once hosted the Union Army of the Potomac or the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia -- or both.It includes one of the most famous cavalry battles of the war -- the Battle of Brandy Station -- and one of Stonewall Jackson's sternest tests, the Battle of Cedar Mountain.