In which we look at the fight at the Brawner Farm, which took place on the evening of August 28, 1862.

In which we look at Stonewall Jackson's capture of the huge Federal supply depot at Manassas Junction, and his subsequent march to the old battlefield of First Manassas nearby.

In which we continue our march toward Second Manassas, looking at Stonewall Jackson's movement around John Pope's right flank.

In which we continue our march toward Second Manassas by looking at how Robert E. Lee forced John Pope to withdraw from his line along the Rapidan River, but then Lee's advance stalled in front of Pope's new position along the Rappahannock.

In which we look at the action at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, which took place on August 9, 1862.

In which we set the stage for the Battle of Cedar Mountain, which took place on August 9, 1862 on the road to Second Manassas.

In which we look at the circumstances surrounding John Pope's appointment to command the Union's Army of Virginia in June of 1862.

In which we discuss how the Seven Days' Battles and the failure of McClellan's Peninsula Campaign in the summer of 1862 was a turning point in the Civil War.

In which we look at the aftermath of the Seven Days' Battles, and the decision to withdraw the Army of the Potomac from the Peninsula.

In which we look at the action at the final battle of the Seven Days' Campaign: the Battle of Malvern Hill, which took place on July 1, 1862.

In which we set the stage for the Battle of Malvern Hill, which took place on July 1, 1862.

In which we look at the action at the Battle of Glendale, which took place on Monday, June 30, 1862.

In which we set the stage for the next battle of the Seven Days' Campaign: Glendale (June 30, 1862).

In which we look at the next clash during the Seven Days' Campaign: Savage's Station (June 29, 1862).

In which we look at the aftermath of the Battle of Gaines's Mill, which took place on June 27, 1862.

In which we conclude our discussion of the third battle of the Seven Days' Campaign: Gaines's Mill (June 27, 1862).

In which we continue our discussion of the third battle of the Seven Days' Campaign: Gaines's Mill (June 27, 1862).

In which we discuss the third battle of the Seven Days' Campaign: Gaines's Mill (June 27, 1862).

In which we discuss the first two battles of the Seven Days' Campaign, Oak Grove (June 25, 1862) and Mechanicsville (June 26). 

In which we set the stage for the Seven Days' Battles (June 25- July 1, 1862) by looking at Jefferson Davis's decision to put Robert E. Lee in command of the Confederate army defending Richmond.

In which we review the important events of the Peninsula Campaign, up to the Battle of Fair Oaks (May 31- June 1, 1862) and Robert E. Lee's appointment to command the Army of Northern Virginia. 

In which we wrap-up our discussion of Stonewall Jackson's famous 1862 Valley Campaign.

In which we look at the battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic, which took place at the end of Jackson's Valley Campaign on June 8 & 9, 1862.

In which we look at Carroll's raid on Port Republic, which took place on Sunday, June 8, 1862.

In which we see Stonewall Jackson slip through the Federals' trap, and we begin to set the stage for the battles at Cross Keys & Port Republic.

In which we look at what happened after Stonewall Jackson's victory at the First Battle of Winchester in May, 1862 during the Valley Campaign.

In which we look at the First Battle of Winchester, which took place on May 25, 1862 during Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign.

In which we look at the events of Saturday May 24, 1862- the day sandwiched in between the battles at Front Royal and Winchester during Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign.

In which we look at the engagement at Front Royal, which took place during Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign on May 23, 1862.

In which we lay out the background to the battles of Front Royal and Winchester, which took place in May 1862 during Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign.

In which we look at the Battle of McDowell, which took place on May 8, 1862.

In which we lay out the background to the Battle of McDowell, which took place on May 8, 1862.

In which we discuss the activities of the Confederate and Union forces in the Shenandoah Valley after the Battle of Kernstown (March 23, 1862).

In which we conclude our discussion of the Battle of Kernstown, which took place on March 23, 1862.

In which we look at the start of the action at the First Battle of Kernstown, which took place on March 23, 1862.

In which we lay out the background to the First Battle of Kernstown, which took place in March 1862.

In which we look at Stonewall Jackson's controversial winter-time expedition against Romney in January, 1862. 

In which we continue with Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson's story, taking him from the start of the Civil War in April, 1861 to his assumption of command in the Shenandoah Valley in November, 1861.

In which we start look at Confederate general Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson's story.

In which we wrap-up our discussion of the Battle of Fair Oaks, which took place outside Richmond on May 31 & June 1, 1862.