The Battle of Waynesboro

In1865, Waynesboro played host to the last gasp of the Confederate army in theShenandoah Valley. Although the Battle of Waynesboro isn’t among the mostrecognizable clashes, such as Gettysburg or Antietam, it still holds a specialplace in American history. The Union forces, led by General Philip Sheridan,included a young brigadier general named George Armstrong Custer. The battlewas also the last major conflict for famed Confederate general Jubal Early,whose defeat during the fight spelled the end of his Civil War service. Joinauthor and Waynesboro native Richard G. Williams Jr. as he expertly traces theharrowing narrative of a prelude to the surrender at Appomattox just miles awayin Waynesboro.