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Front Royal, VirginiaBy the end of May, 1862 Union forces under Nathaniel Banks were digging in at Strasburg and preparing for 'Stonewall' Jackson's return down the Valley.
Jackson obliged them, but on the other side of Massanutten Mountain than they were expecting. He quickly smashed through the small Union outpost at Front Royal, flanking Banks' position at Strasburg and forcing a hasty Union retreat to Winchester.
Colonel John R. Kenly's small Union force in Front Royal did its best to stall Jackson in a series of desperate stands. But by the end of the day most were casualties, including Kenly, badly wounded and captured at Fairview. |
