Call Out the Cadets: The Battle of New Market, May 15, 1864
Bierle, Sarah Kay / Gibson, Keith E.
¿May God forgive me for the order, ¿ Confederate Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge remarked as he ordered young cadets from Virginia Military Institute into the battle lines at New Market, just days after calling them from their academic studies to assist in a crucial defense. Virginia¿s Shenandoah Valley had seen years of fighting. In the spring of 1864, Union Maj. Gen. Franz Sigel prepared to lead a new invasion force into the Valley, operating...