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| rdfs:comment | - When the war began, the US capital of Washington was bombarded by the forts that overlooked the city in Virginia. In spite of the troops stationed in and around the city, they were unable to take the forts. In order to remove this threat, the Army of the Potomac crossed into Virginia from West Virginia and Maryland, with the intention of flanking the forts. They crossed unopposed, capturing the town of Winchester, but halted and dug in, waiting for the Confederates. Coming to meet them was the Army of Northern Virginia under the joint command of Confederate Colonel James Harris and General Thomas Jackson.
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| abstract | - When the war began, the US capital of Washington was bombarded by the forts that overlooked the city in Virginia. In spite of the troops stationed in and around the city, they were unable to take the forts. In order to remove this threat, the Army of the Potomac crossed into Virginia from West Virginia and Maryland, with the intention of flanking the forts. They crossed unopposed, capturing the town of Winchester, but halted and dug in, waiting for the Confederates. Coming to meet them was the Army of Northern Virginia under the joint command of Confederate Colonel James Harris and General Thomas Jackson. Jackson made camp just north of Front Royal, and quickly discovered that the US commander had not seized the high ground on either side of the town. He also discovered that the US were in no hurry to move, giving Jackson the time he needed to plan his attack. His waiting paid off as his outnumbered forces soon received an extra brigade of volunteer infantry, doubling his troop strength. The brigade was made up of War of Secession veterans who knew how to fight. He sent them on a roundabout way north so that they would attack Winchester from the East by way of both Ashby's Gap and Snicker's Gap by the day after.
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