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With General P.G.T. Beauregard's forces tied up in the Siege of Fort Jackson, and the rest of the Confederate forces in the East still moving to implement the divide and conquer strategy in the Valley, little is left with enough readiness to be combat effective on the front. This doesn't bode well for John C. Breckinridge and his Army of West Virginia as they are the first in contact with the enemy and find themselves outnumbered at the Battle of Staunton. Union Troops around the Alabama - Tennessee border start making some aggressive and worrying moves. General Joseph Johnston makes a haste withdrawal but is pursued by a much larger Union Army into Georgia.