Bloody Autumn

"Bloody Autumn: The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864" delves into the critical military operations led by Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan during a pivotal moment in the Civil War. As Sheridan confronts Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal Early, the struggle for control over the strategically vital Shenandoah Valley takes center stage, impacting both the Union's war momentum and the Confederacy's prospects. Drawing on extensive research and firsthand exploration of the battlefield sites, historians Daniel Davis and Phillip Greenwalt provide a detailed account of the campaign that shaped the Eastern Theater's balance of power.