Jackson's Romney Expedition

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Jackson's Romney Expedition was a Confederate winter campaign in early 1862 led by Stonewall Jackson in western Virginia, aimed at disrupting Union forces and infrastructure in the Shenandoah Valley region.

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Jackson's Romney Expedition canonical 1
Romney Expedition 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate military operation
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Romney Expedition
belligerent Confederate States Army
United States Army
cause Confederate aim to divert Union attention from other fronts
Confederate desire to protect the Shenandoah Valley
characterizedBy logistical difficulties
severe winter weather
tension between Jackson and subordinates
commander Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
linked to: Stonewall Jackson

William W. Loring
conflictOf American Civil War
country Confederate States of America
endDate 1862-01-23
followedBy Jackson's 1862 Valley Campaign
forceInvolved Confederate Army of the Northwest elements
Jackson's Valley District
historicalPeriod American Civil War era
impact contributed to Jackson's understanding of operations in the Valley
influenced Confederate deployment in the lower Shenandoah Valley in 1862
ledBy Stonewall Jackson
location Romney, Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
present-day West Virginia
western Virginia
militaryBranch Confederate artillery
Confederate cavalry
Confederate infantry
notableEvent Confederate advance through harsh winter conditions
occupation and fortification of Romney
objective destroy Union infrastructure
disrupt Union forces in the Shenandoah Valley region
threaten the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
opponentCountry United States of America
opposedBy Union forces in western Virginia
partOf Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
precededBy early Confederate defensive operations in the Shenandoah Valley
relatedTo Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Shenandoah Valley campaigns of 1862
result Confederate capture of Romney
strategic Confederate withdrawal from Romney
temporary Confederate control of parts of the lower Shenandoah Valley
season winter 1861–1862
startDate 1861-12-31
strategicSignificance early attempt to secure the northwestern approaches to the Shenandoah Valley
theaterCommander Stonewall Jackson
year 1862

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First Battle of Kernstown precededBy Jackson's Romney Expedition
Jackson's Romney Expedition alsoKnownAs Romney Expedition
linked to: Jackson's Romney Expedition