Robert C. Schenck and Related Topics

James F. Schenck

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Rear admiral in the United States Navy who served in the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War.

His younger brother, Robert C. Schenck, was a Union Army general and a United States Ambassador to Brazil.

Maj. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, commander of the Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1862

Jackson's Valley campaign

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Confederate Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's spring 1862 campaign through the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia during the American Civil War.

Kernstown (March 23) to McDowell (May 8)

A map of the battle by Jedediah Hotchkiss

Front Royal Va.—The Union Army under Banks entering the town, drawing by Edwin Forbes

Actions from Front Royal to First Winchester, May 24–25, 1862

Front Royal (May 23) to Port Republic (June 9)

Sketch of the battle-field of Cross Keys, Va., June 8, 1862, Julius Bien & Co.

The battle of Cross Keys—Sunday June 7, 1862 [sic]—Genl. Fremont and Genl. Jackson, drawing by Edwin Forbes

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Actions at the First Battle of Kernstown, 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
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In early May, part of Frémont's command consisting of Brig. Gen. Robert C. Schenck's brigade and Brig. Gen. Robert H. Milroy's brigade faced Jackson at the Battle of McDowell.

William Cortenus Schenck

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Pioneer surveyor, militia general and legislator.

They eventually had nine sons and a daughter, including Robert C. Schenck and James F. Schenck.

First Battle of Bull Run

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The first major battle of the American Civil War.

First Battle of Bull Run. Chromolithograph by Kurz & Allison, 1889.
The exotically-dressed troops in the foreground were the Zouaves from the 11th New York Infantry Regiment; the cavalries charging them were Colonel J. E. B. Stuart's 1st Virginia Cavalry.

Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott, General in Chief, USA

Cartoon map illustrating Gen. Winfield Scott's plan to crush the Confederacy, economically. It is sometimes called the "Anaconda plan".

An 1862 illustration of a Confederate officer forcing slaves to fire a cannon at U.S. forces at gunpoint. According to John Parker, a former slave, he was forced by his Confederate captors to fire a cannon at U.S. soldiers at the Battle of Bull Run.

Ruins of Judith Henry's house, "Spring Hill", after the battle

Postwar house on site of Judith Henry house in Manassas

Capture of Ricketts' Battery, painting by Sidney E. King, National Park Service

The National Jubilee of Peace building at Grant and Lee avenues in Manassas, Virginia, is draped with the U.S. flag for the 150th anniversary commemoration, held on July 21, 2011, of the First Battle of Bull Run.

1st Division of Brig. Gen. Daniel Tyler the largest in the army, contained four brigades, led by Brig. Gen. Robert C. Schenck, Col. Erasmus D. Keyes, Col. William T. Sherman, and Col. Israel B. Richardson;

Franklin, Ohio

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City in Warren County, Ohio, United States.

Franklin's Lion Bridge, spanning the Great Miami River and connecting the sections of Franklin on either side of the river (view east).

Robert C. Schenck, U.S. Army general and brother of James

Vienna, Virginia

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Town in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

The Vienna, VA postal area (pink) compared to the town limits (red).

A would-be Union occupation unit under Brigadier General Robert C. Schenck approached Vienna from the east by train but was ambushed and forced to retreat by a superior Confederate force led by Colonel Maxcy Gregg.

Battle of Cross Keys

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Fought on June 8, 1862, in Rockingham County, Virginia, as part of Confederate Army Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War.

Sketch of the battle-field of Cross Keys, Va.

Rough sketch of the Battlefield of Cross Keys, June 8, 1862, compiled by Jed. Hotchkiss

Map of battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program

Jackson's Valley Campaign: Front Royal to Port Republic
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One by one, the Union brigades came into line: Brig. Gen. Robert C. Schenck on Cluseret's right, Brig. Gen. Robert H. Milroy on his left, and Brig. Gen. Julius H. Stahel on the far left, his left flank near Congers Creek.

1st Ohio Infantry in action at Vienna, Virginia June 17, 1861

Battle of Vienna, Virginia

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Minor engagement between Union and Confederate forces on June 17, 1861, during the early days of the American Civil War.

As Union Brig. Gen. Robert C. Schenck was transporting the 1st Ohio Infantry to Vienna by train, they were overheard by Confederate scouts led by Colonel Maxcy Gregg, who set up an ambush.