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Thirty Minutes, Fifteen Medals: How an Army Vanished at Waynesboro
A Union cavalry heads for Waynesboro as a small Confederate force holds earthworks - did they make it in time?
Thirty Minutes, Fifteen Medals: How an Army Vanished at Waynesboro
In this episode, we follow the movements, orders, and split-second choices that led to the collapse of Jubal Early’s Army of the Valley at Waynesboro on March 2, 1865. The episode traces Sheridan’s decision to turn east, Custer’s cavalry advance, and the vulnerabilities on Early’s left - could a gap that opened in the woodline decide the day?
Person: Jubal Early Early
Date: March 2, 1865
Location: Waynesboro, Virginia…
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