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Civil War - Valley Campaign of 1862

Collins, Darrell L. The Battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic The Virginia Civil War Battles and Leaders Series. Lunchburg, Va.: H. E. Howard, 1993. 212p.: illus., maps. Bibliography: p. 193-294.

A study of the two battles plus the engagements that preceded the battles. Appendices contain the order of battle with numbers and losses and a list of men killed in action.
1. Cross Keys, Battle of, 1862. 2. Port Republic, Battle of, 1862. 3. Harrisonburg, Battle of, 1862. 4. Ashby, Turner, 1828-1862. 5. Valley Campaign of 1862.
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Davis, Archie K. Boy Colonel of the Confederacy: The Life and Times of Henry King Burgwyn, Jr. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina, 1985. xiv, 406p.: illus., maps.

This book includes brief discussion of the battles at Cross Keys and Port Republic during the 1862 Valley Campaign.
1. Valley Campaign of 1862. 2. Cross Keys, Battle of, 1862. 3. Port Republic, Battle of, 1862. 4. Burgwyn, Henry King, Jr., 1841-1863.
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Fravel, John W. "Jackson's Valley Campaign." Confederate Veteran 6, no. 9 (1898): 418-420.

Fravel served in the 10th Virginia Infantry. His reminiscences include Rockingham County events during the 1862 Valley Campaign. An image of Jackson is included.
1. Valley Campaign of 1862 - Personal narratives. 2. Jackson, Thomas J., 1824-1863.
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Krick, Robert. Conquering the Valley: Stonewall Jackson at Port Republic. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1996. xi, 594p.: illus., maps. Bibliography: p. 563-577.

This book is a detailed, and scholarly, history of the Port Republic battle along with a discussion of the battle at Cross Keys.
1. Port Republic, Battle of, 1862. 2. Cross Keys, Battle of, 1862. 3. Valley Campaign of 1862. 4. Jackson, Thomas J., 1824-1863.
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Martin, David G. Jackson's Valley Campaign, November 1861-June 1862 The Great Campaigns of Military History. New York: Gallery Books, 1988. 184p.: illus, maps, tables.

Written for the student of military history this heavily illustrated book furnishes an overview of several Rockingham County battles. Stonewalll Jackson is discussed in detail and Turner Ashby is critiqued. In a table "Order of Battle" each battle is dissected by unit and killed, missing, and wounded are listed.
1. Valley Campaign of 1862. 2. Jackson, Thomas J., 1824-1863. 3. Ashby, Turner, 1828-1862. 4. Port Republic, Battle of, 1862. 5 Cross Keys, Battle of, 1862.
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McPherson, James M., ed. Battle Chronicles of the Civil War, 1862. Vol. 2 Battle Chronicles of the Civil War. New York: Macmillan, 1989. 368p.: illus., maps.

A discussion, with illustrations and maps, of Jackson's Valley Campaign. Illustrations include Harrisonburg, Turner Ashby, Ashby's death, and the battles at Cross Keys and Port Republic. Maps are provided for the Cross Keys and Port Republic battles. The final volume (6) has a bibliography and index to the series.
1. Cross Keys, Battle of, 1862. 2. Port Republic, Battle of, 1862. 3. Valley Campaign of 1862.
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Taylor, Richard. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War. Waltham, Mass.: Blaisdell Publishing Company, 1968 reprint of the 1879 ed. [xiv], 274p.

1. Valley Campaign of 1862. 2. Cross Keys, Battle of, 1862. 3. Port Republic, Battle of, 1862. 4. Jackson, Thomas J., 1824-1863. 5. Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879.
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Taylor, Richard. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War. New York: Longman, Green and Company, 1955 reprint of the 1879 ed. xxxi, 378p.

This reprint edition adds a new introduction and footnotes.
1. Valley Campaign of 1862. 2. Cross Keys, Battle of, 1862. 3. Port Republic, Battle of, 1862. 4. Jackson, Thomas J., 1824-1863. 5. Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879.
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Taylor, Richard. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War in the United States. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1879. xi, 369, 24p.

Taylor, a Confederate general, writes his memoirs on the Civil War. His memoirs include action at the battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic.
1. Valley Campaign of 1862. 2. Cross Keys, Battle of, 1862. 3. Port Republic, Battle of, 1862. 4. Jackson, Thomas J., 1824-1863. Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879.
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Worsham, John H. One of Jackson's Foot Cavalry Monograhs, Sources and Reprints in Southern History, ed. Bell I. Wiley. Wilmington, N.C.: Broadfoot Publishing Company, 1987 reprint of the 1912 edition. xxix, 215p.: illus., chart.

Worsham was involved in all the battles in Rockingham County during the 1862 Valley Campaign..
1. Valley Campaign of 1862. 2. Port Republic, Battle of, 1862. 3. Cross Keys, Battle of, 1862. 4. Ashby, Turner, 1828-1862.
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