BGuthrie Photos: VA -- Fort Johnson (west of Staunton)

VA -- Fort Johnson (west of Staunton):

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Description of Subject Matter: Fort Johnson is located along US 250 as you go from Staunton Virginia to Monterey and points in West Virginia.

Fort Johnson: Fort Edward Johnson was instrumental in defending the town of Staunton during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862. In early spring of 1862, this fort, built by General Edward "Allegheny" Johnson, was garrisoned by 3,000 troops, primarily from the 12th Georgia Regiment. Many of these troops were stationed four miles to the east at Camp Shenandoah.
By the end of April 1862, General Johnson was worried. Jackson had been defeated near Winchester and had left the Valley. When Johnson left the fort to confer with Jackson, a panicked officer gave the order to abandon and destroy the fort. Johnson's army, now camped near Staunton, faced two approaching armies without defenses.
On May 4th, Jackson's army arrived in Staunton in a secret and lightning move to assist Johnson. They met the surprised Union Army on May 8, 1862, and engaged in the Battle of McDowell. Here, General Jackson forced the Union Army into retreat and kept the Valley free of Union threat for a time.

Mountain House: Jackson's March.
The Battle of McDowell began three miles to the southeast when Confederates were fired upon by Union cavalry on May 7, 1862. After skirmishing, Federals rushed to the base camp here, sounding the alarm as they rode through.
A Northern cavalryman wrote, "Our company was the only company in the fight. They were the furthest company out -- five miles beyond Shenandoah Mountain. They were cut off by Johnson's force, and the only way they had to get back was to fight their way, which they did nobly. We lost but one man [but] had six horses killed in the road, and ten more shot that will never get well."
This land was part of a farm abandoned by Henry Ryan, a prosperous settler who had moved from the area because he was a pacifist. On May 8, 1862, a Staunton diarist wrote, "General Jackson suprised [sic] the Federal scouts, some 200 c ...More...
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