1. A Short History of the Civil War
... two corps; one under Jackson and the other commanded by the exprienced and gruff James Longstreet. McClellan retreated north while an army of 60,000 union soliders under the braggard John Pope invaded Virginia. Lee sent Jackson and cavalry under the colorful Jeb Stuart. Jackson won a battle at Cedar Moutain, confused Pope, and captured the supply depot near Bull Run. Pope ... Forrest, losing the battles but delaying Forrest from attacking the supplies in time to slow Sherman. With Sherman right outside of Atlanta, Davis replaced the cautous Johnston with the agressive John Bell Hood, wh...
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