Crossing (2011)
“of a railroad resounded throughout the South, and he enjoyed some good publicity. However, a few days after this famous exploit was completed, Jackson was abruptly replaced. Brigadier General Joseph E. Johnston arrived at Harpers Ferry to take command. Jackson quietly stepped aside. General Johnston did give him command over the 1st Virginia Brigade that he had formed and had so carefully and ceaselessly trained.
In the middle of June, Federal troops began amassing on the Maryland side of the r...iver, a force of about eighteen thousand under United States General Robert Patterson, a rather elderly and slow-moving, cautious officer. Still, General Johnston felt threatened that the superior force might outflank his 6,500 troops, so he withdrew to Winchester, about thirty miles southwest of Harpers Ferry. Jackson and his 1st Brigade were dispatched to Martinsburg, about twenty miles north. Colonel Jeb Stuart and his cavalry were ordered to observe the Federals and immediately give word if they showed any signs of crossing the Potomac.MoreLess
In the middle of June, Federal troops began amassing on the Maryland side of the r...iver, a force of about eighteen thousand under United States General Robert Patterson, a rather elderly and slow-moving, cautious officer. Still, General Johnston felt threatened that the superior force might outflank his 6,500 troops, so he withdrew to Winchester, about thirty miles southwest of Harpers Ferry. Jackson and his 1st Brigade were dispatched to Martinsburg, about twenty miles north. Colonel Jeb Stuart and his cavalry were ordered to observe the Federals and immediately give word if they showed any signs of crossing the Potomac.MoreLess
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