Union Command Failure in the Shenandoah: Major General Franz Sigel and the War in the Valley of Virginia, May 1864

The Battle of New Market in the Shenandoah Valley suffers from no lack of drama, interest, or importance.

The ramifications of the May 1864 engagement, which involved only 10,000 troops, were substantial.

Previous studies, however, focused on the Confederate side of the story.

David Powell’ s Union Command Failure in the Shenandoah: Major General Franz Sigel and the War in the Valley of Virginia, May 1864, provides the balance that has so long been needed.