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An illustration of the Confederate militia mustering in Winchester, Virginia, from Harper's Weekly in 1861. The city of Winchester, Virginia, and the surrounding area, were the site of numerous battles during the American Civil War, as contending armies strove to control the lower Shenandoah Valley.
The First Battle of Winchester, fought on May 25, 1862, in and around Frederick County, Virginia, and Winchester, Virginia, was a major victory in Confederate Army Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War.
The area was the site of many battles and bloodshed. The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary army for the Confederate States of America in the east. Owing to the regions proximity to Washington D.C and the Potomac River, the armies of both sides frequently occupied and traversed Northern Virginia.
Desperate Engagement: How a Little-Known Civil War Saved Washington, D.C., and Changed American History. Thomas Dune Books; New York, 2007. pp. 86–87. Meserve, Stevan F. The Civil War in Loudoun County, Virginia: A History of Hard Times. The History Press, 2008, ISBN 978-1-59629-378-6. Morgan, James A III.
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park became the 388th unit of the United States National Park Service when it was authorized on December 19, 2002. The National Historical Park was created to protect several historically significant locations in the Shenandoah Valley of Northern Virginia, notably the site of the American Civil War Battle of Cedar Creek and the Belle Grove ...
The Shenanandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District is a National Heritage Area in Virginia The district comprises eight counties in the Shenandoah Valley , including the scene of Jackson's Valley Campaign of 1862 , Lee's Gettysburg Campaign of 1863 and Sheridan's Shenandoah Campaign of 1864 .
Frederick W. M. Holliday (1828–1899), colonel of 33rd Virginia Regiment, Provisional Army of the Confederate States, member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War and the Governor of Virginia from 1878 to 1882. [58] George Hay Lee (1808–1873), United States judge [59] Mary Greenhow Lee (1819–1907), diarist during the ...
Noyalas, Jonathan A. Plagued by War: Winchester, Virginia During the Civil War. Leesburg, VA: Gauley Mount Press, 2003. ISBN 0-9628218-9-6; Handley Regional Library, Winchester, Virginia. Civil War Manuscripts: Diaries and Letters at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-10-01) Lewis Barton Papers at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-11-12)