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Winchester in Frederick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Alabama

Battle's Brigade

— Third Battle of Winchester —

 
 
Alabama Monument Front image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jay Richardson, August 22, 2020
1. Alabama Monument Front
Inscription. (front)
During the Third Battle of Winchester on September 19, 1864, it was near this spot that Brig. Gen. Battle's Alabama Brigade reached their farthest advance.

Erected by the family of CDR. Craig A. Morin USNR (Ret.) 2019

(rear)
Maj. Gen. Robert Rodes' Division
Brig. Gen. Battle's Alabama Brigade
3rd Alabama Inf. Reg.
5th Alabama Inf. Reg.
6th Alabama Inf. Reg.
12th Alabama Inf. Reg.
61st Alabama Inf. Reg.
Brigade strength 1,028
Brigade casualties 276
 
Erected 2019 by Family of CDR. Craig A. Morin USNR (Ret.) 2019.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 39° 11.95′ N, 78° 7.62′ W. Memorial is in Winchester, Virginia, in Frederick County. It can be reached from Redbud Road 0.9 miles east of Martinsburg Pike (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling east. This monument is in the Third Winchester Battlefield Park at a trail junction near the historic site of Second Woods and west of Middle Field. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 541 Redbud Rd, Winchester VA 22603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Union Breakthrough (a few steps from this marker); The Cost of Battle (within shouting distance of this
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marker); Ten Thousand Devils (about 400 feet away); A Perfect Sheet Of Lead (about 500 feet away); The Middle Field (about 500 feet away); Maine (about 600 feet away); Molineux's Stand (about 700 feet away); Bloody Repulse (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winchester.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. The Third Battle of Winchester (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Third Battle of Winchester (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Third Battle of Winchester (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Third Battle of Winchester (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Third Battle of Winchester (was about 800 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Third Battle of Winchester
Alabama Monument Rear image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jay Richardson, August 22, 2020
2. Alabama Monument Rear
(was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Third Battle of Winchester (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
 
East Side of Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jay Richardson, August 22, 2020
3. East Side of Monument
West Side of Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jay Richardson, August 22, 2020
4. West Side of Monument
Alabama Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 17, 2020
5. Alabama Marker
Alabama Monument with the Middle Field and historic fence line seen at right.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2020, by Jay Richardson of Winchester, Virginia. This page has been viewed 749 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 5, 2020, by Jay Richardson of Winchester, Virginia.   5. submitted on October 26, 2020, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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