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Jedediah Hotchkiss - College Term Paper

Jedediah Hotchkiss

The Civil War, a turning point in history. Not only did this important event change the lives of Americans, but also it effected people right here in the valley. Few know that a battle was fought here in the local town of Waynesboro. This battle may not have been the turning point of the war, but it was very important to those who lived here and fought here.
First and for most I have to start with the source. I have to tell about the man who documented the entire battle. A young man by the name of . Hotchkiss was born in New York in 1828 and moved here much later after accepting a tutoring position for a wealthy Grittoes family's children. This was a small school with only 52 students. Not ...

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received word that Sheridans troops were leaving Winchester head for Staunton. Confederate Generals Rosser and Early had to decide what to do. Knowing that there would be a fight on his hands Early withdrew to Waynesboro leaving General Rosser and a handful of men in Staunton. (Bowman, V1 178)

Early made his post on Florence Avenue in Waynesboro on March 2, 1865. Early's men (Whartons Division) stretched out from Florence Avenue to Pine Avenue. This is about where Waynesboro High School stands now. Soon after Sheridan arrived in Waynesboro and established the Union line about a mile of Whartons Division. By estimating there were about two thousand Confederate soldiers opposing the one thousand Union troops.

The winter in 1864-74 had been the worst that the area had seen in years and do to this the South River's bottom was flooded. This didn't discourage the Union troops however, they were still able to take advantage of the unmanned south end of town and flank any defenders. ...

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Added: 8/31/2004 01:11:08 PM
Category: Biographies
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 521
Pages: 2

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