Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign of 1862

"If the Valley is lost, Virginia is lost." - Acting as the agricultural hub for the Confederacy, the Shenandoah Valley region was highly sought after by both the North and the South during the American Civil War. In 1862, as Union General George McClellan began his campaign on Richmond, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson was tasked with keeping the Union forces of the Valley occupied so they could not join with McClellan's attacks on Robert E. Lee. Sarah Kay Bierle intros our series for Stonewall Jackson 's Valley Campaign of 1862. Watch our full series on Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign here:    • Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign of 1862   Watch our 1864 Shenandoah Valley series here:    • The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 | 1...   The American Battlefield Trust preserves America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educates the public about what happened there and why it matters. We permanently protect these battlefields for future generations as a lasting and tangible memorial to the brave soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.