Sheridan moved quickly, striking Early with two Corps totaling about 40,000 men. Early was outnumbered nearly 4-to-1, and though the fighting was fierce, he ultimately had to withdraw. Winchester, which changed hands 75 times during the never left U.S. control again.

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General William Rosecrans was born in 1819. A graduate of , he secured several critical victories for the Union in the Western Theater of the including the Battles of Iuka, Corinth, and .

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The northernmost battle battle of the the Battle of Salineville, OH, was fought in 1863. It brought an end to Confederate John Hunt Morgan’s 6-week long cavalry raid across several northern states.

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During the Forrest fought against the United States, commanding confederate cavalry in the western theater. He was responsible for the infamous Fort Pillow massacre, in which his men murdered hundreds of unarmed, surrendering black soldiers of the .

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Bvt Brig. General Frederick Benteen died in 1898. He served in the Western Theater during the rising to Colonel and commanding a regiment of US Colored Troops.

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At the end of the brothers were often on different sides simply by geography. believed, that by honoring both sides for their valour would help mend the bad feelings & help the country to heal. So, we have permitted the South that dignity. Until now.

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