Virginia 1st Infantry Battalion, Company B (Confederate)
21/7/61
Organized - Virginia 1st Infantry Battalion, Company B - Virginia
23/3/62
Battle - First Kernstown - Frederick County, Virginia, Winchester, Virginia
First Kernstown
In the spring of 1862, relying on faulty intelligence that under-reported the strength of the Union garrison at Winchester in the lower Shenandoah Valley, Confederate Maj. Gen. 'Stonewall' Jackson marched aggressively north with his 3,800-man division. In Winchester, the 8,500 Federals were a detachment from the Army of the Potomac's Fifth Corps, and were commanded by Col. Nathan Kimball, who outnumbered Jackson more than two to one. Kimball established a defensive position on the Valley Turnpike and Midd…READ MORE