The Carnage Was Fearful: The Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862 (Michael E. Block - CWC) eric wittenberg Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham

Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution

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there are tears for those who sacrificed so much

We look over Lincoln’s shoulder as he grapples with the problem of slavery

along with the other members of the Washington Mounted Rifles

The Carnage Was Fearful: The Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862 (Michael E. Block - CWC) eric wittenberg Crooked Path to Abolition: Abrahamby Michael E. Block In early August 1862, Confederate Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jackson took to the field with his Army of the Valley for one last fightone that would also turn out to be his last independent command. Near the base of Cedar Mountain, in the midst of a blistering heatwave, outnumbered Federal Infantry under Maj. Gen. Nathanial Banks attacked Jacksons army as it marched toward Culpeper Court House. A violent three hour battle erupted, yielding