The Shenandoah Valley’s
Civil War Campaigns

Over 325 military engagements…
14 battles…

3 years of bloody campaigning…

and almost 4000 souls who never returned home.

Thanks to its unique geography and agricultural abundance, the Shenandoah Valley was critical to both sides during the Civil War—indeed, numerous military campaigns were waged up and down the Valley over the course of the War. Today, because much of the landscape remains unchanged, modern visitors can retrace the steps of Stonewall Jackson’s 1862 Valley Campaign, Lee’s invasion north in what would be the Gettysburg Campaign, and the campaigns of 1864 including Philip Sheridan’s Shenandoah Campaign.

The Shenandoah Valley offers an unmatched view of the Civil War. Its broad, sweeping campaigns. Its effect on the civilian population. And, above all, the accounts of the soldiers and officers who fought its battles. Wander through these pages and experience their stories…