Get Free Access for 10 Days!
Handout

West Virginia in the Civil War: The Jessie Scouts

Curated by ACT

A thorough discussion of the formation and use of the Jessie scouts who were mainly cavalrymen who gathered intelligence. Dressed as Confederate soldiers, they were used extensively by General Sheridan in the Shenandoah Campaign.

3 Views 0 Downloads
Concepts
civil war
Show More Show Less
Additional Tags
civil war scouts, civil war spies, jessie scouts, john fremont, philip sheridan, shenandoah campaign
Show More Show Less
Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)