y 8 Elk Run Valley-Mechum's River Station 60
May 7-8 Staunton-Shenandoah Mt. 32 Battle of
M'Dowell
May 9-11 Bull Pasture Mount-Franklin 30 Skirmishes
May 12-15 Franklin-Lebanon Springs 40
May 17 Lebanon Springs-Bridgewater 18
May 19-20 Bridgewater-New Market 24
May 1 New Market-Luray 12
May 22 Luray-Milford 12
May 23 Milford-Front Royal-Cedarville 22 Action at
Front Royal
May 24 Cedarville-Abraham's Creek 22 Action at
Middletown and Newtown
May 25 Abraham's Creek-Stevenson's 7 Battle of
Winchester
May 28 Stevenson's-Charlestown 15 Skirmish
May 29 Charlestown-Halltown 5 Skirmish
May 30 Halltown-Winchester 25
May 31 Winchester-Strasburg 18
June 1 Strasburg-Woodstock 12 Skirmish
June 2 Woodstock-Mount Jackson 12
June 3 Mount Jackson-New Market 7
June 4-5 New Market-Port Republic 30
June 8 Battle of Cross Keys
June 9 Cross Keys-Brown's Gap 16 Battle of
Port Republic
June 12 Brown's Gap-Mount Meridian 10
June 17-25 Mount Meridian-Ashland Station
(one rest day) 120
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676 miles in 48
marching days
Average 14
miles per diem

CHAPTER 1.12. REVIEW OF THE VALLEY CAMPAIGN.

In March, 1862, more than 200,000 Federals were prepared to invade
Virginia. McClellan, before McDowell was withheld, reckoned on
placing 150,000 men at West Point. Fremont, in West Virginia,
commanded 30,000, including the force in the Kanawha Valley; and
Banks had crossed the Potomac with over 30,000.

Less than 60,000 Confederate soldiers were available to oppose this
enormous host, and the numerical disproportion was increased by the
vast material resources of the North. The only advantages which the
Southerners possessed were that they were operating in their own
country, and that their cavalry was the more efficient. Their
leaders, therefore, could count on receiving more ample and more
accurate information than their adve