ETW battle commentary - Union vs Confederates pt. 1 (Port Republic)
On June 9, 1862, General Stonewall Jackson and his Confederate army meet General Erastus B. Tyler and the Union army at the Battle of Port Republic in Virginia. The Confederates soundly defeated the Union armies sending them into full retreat, and leaving Jackson free to reinforce General Robert E. Lee at Richmond and the Seven Days Battle. Can the Confederates achieve victory once again or is it time for the Union armies to turn the tide?
On June 9, 1862, General Stonewall Jackson and his Confederate army meet General Erastus B. Tyler and the Union army at the Battle of Port Republic in Virginia. The Confederates soundly defeated the Union armies sending them into full retreat, and leaving Jackson free to reinforce General Robert E. Lee at Richmond and the Seven Days Battle. Can the Confederates achieve victory once again or is it time for the Union armies to turn the tide?