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How did US President Lincoln inject himself into the conflicts in the Shenandoah Valley in 1862?
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In early June of 1862, the outcome of the US Civil War was still in doubt despite the fact that the Confederacy had passed conscription laws to maintain and increase its military power in the field. That month also saw Confederate General Stonewall Jackson make himself a point of concern for the Union and also for President Lincoln who took a strong interest in military operations, especially ones close to home in Virginia. Lincoln was concerned for the safety of Washington DC after Stonewall Jackson had retaken Port Royal and was successful at Winchester.
Forces under Union General James Shields and the troops under the command of the ever present John Fremont to seek out and destroy Jackson's army in the Shenandoah Valley.
Via telegraph, Lincoln ordered Fremont to " move immediately and not to lose a minute" in destroying Jackson.
Prodded by Lincoln, Fremont did move quickly, but Jackson was quicker. The bottomline in the Union's efforts were a tactical disaster. Jackson ended the attempts to thwart him by ultimately dividing and defeating the two Union armies sent to defeat him. This placed Stonewall Jackson in position to aid General Robert E. Lee in defending Richmond from Union General McClellan.
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