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George H. Gordon, From Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain, Chapter 3: through Harper's Ferry to Winchester—The Valley of the Shenandoah. (search)
That Jackson was deceived in the number of our troops in front of Winchester is admitted by Southern writers, I heard that the enemy's infantry force at Winchester did not exceed four regiments. A large Federal force was leaving the valley, and had already reached Castleton's Ferry on the Shenandoah. Jackson's Official Report, battle of Kernstown. and that he intended to deceive him was always claimed by General Shields. It was part of his feint to move forward to Strasburg on the nineteenth of March, and retreat rapidly again, passing through Winchester, after three brigades of Banks's corps had marched for Centreville. On the preceding Friday evening, despatches from Colonel Turner Ashby were received, stating that the enemy had evacuated Strasburg. Jackson's Report. General Shields dwelt with unfeigned delight upon his stratagem in placing his force in a secluded position, two miles from Winchester, upon the Martinsburg road, to give the inhabitants an impression that th