The Carnage Was Fearful: The Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862 (Michael E. Block - CWC) Battle fo Gettysburg Holzer shows the faults in

Holzer shows the faults in applying our own standards to Lincoln’s efforts

Unionists and Confederates--crafted and protected their memories of the nation's greatest conflict

where the Confederate flag once flew

In this deeply researched book

How he did so

The Carnage Was Fearful: The Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862 (Michael E. Block - CWC) Battle fo Gettysburg Holzer shows the faults inby Michael E. Block In early August 1862, Confederate Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jackson took to the field with his Army of the Valley for one last fightone that would also turn out to be his last independent command. Near the base of Cedar Mountain, in the midst of a blistering heatwave, outnumbered Federal Infantry under Maj. Gen. Nathanial Banks attacked Jacksons army as it marched toward Culpeper Court House. A violent three hour battle erupted, yielding