The Blood-Tinted Waters of the Shenandoah examines Gen. Horatio Wright’s pursuit of Early into the Shenandoah and the clash on July 17-18, 1864. It analyzes the decisions of leaders on both sides, explores the environment’s impact on the battle, and investigates how the combat impacted the soldiers and their families—in its aftermath.

Years of archival research coupled with intimate knowledge of the battlefield, will preserve the memory of the fight that should “never be forgotten.”  Author Jonathan Noyalas’ study offers not only a history of an overlooked engagement in the oft-contested Shenandoah Valley, but—as Pulitzer Prize finalist Brian Matthew Jordan notes in the book’s Foreword—“a keen reminder that Civil War battles are rich laboratories in which to observe the human experience in all its complexity.”

Lecture is free, register at:

https://app.aplos.com/aws/events/180_jonathan_noyalas