<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War" id="mwWA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Kernstown" id="mwWQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="First Battle of Kernstown">First Battle of Kernstown</a>, Virginia, marks the start of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_Jackson" id="mwWg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Stonewall Jackson">Stonewall Jackson</a>'s <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson's_Valley_Campaign" id="mwWw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Jackson's Valley Campaign">Valley Campaign</a>. Although a Confederate defeat, the engagement distracts Federal efforts to capture Richmond.