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American Civil War: Confederate General Stonewall Jackson concluded his successful Shenandoah Valley campaign with a victory in the Battle of Port Republic.
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1861–1865 conflict in the United States
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Confederate States Army general (1824–1863)
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1862 campaign in the American Civil War
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1862 battle of the American Civil War
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