Winchester in Frederick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Cost of Battle
This Hollowed Ground
| | The Third Battle of Winchester (September 19, 1864) | |
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 23, 2022
1. The Cost of Battle Marker
The human toll was staggering. Third Winchester was the costliest battle fought in the Valley. The Union army lost 5,018 men, including 697 killed, 3,983 wounded and 338 missing or captured. The Confederates lost 3,611 men, including 226 killed, 1,567 wounded, and 1,818 missing or captured.
And some of the fallen are still here bodies that were never found, or post-battle burial that could not be located when the dead were later reinterred.
This is hallowed ground hallowed by the blood of Americans, north and south, who fought and died on September 19, 1864. This park is a memorial to them. As you walk this ground, remember their sacrifice.
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Dead on the Antietam Battlefield. Image courtesy Library of Congress
"Look into the faces of a hundred men killed in battle, and you will find...a look of surprise and fear." - Northern sketch artist James Taylor, describing the dead on the battlefield after Third WInchester
Erected by Millbrook High School Cross Country Team.
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Location. 39° 11.952′ N, 78° 7.598′ W. Marker is in Winchester, Virginia, in Frederick County. It can be reached from Redbud Road (Route 661) 0.9 miles east of Martinsburg Pike (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling east. Located 1.1 miles south of the parking lot on the Third Battle of Winchester Trail south of Redbud Run. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 541 Redbud Rd, Winchester VA 22603, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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: Alabama (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Breakthrough (within shouting distance of this marker); Ten Thousand Devils (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Perfect Sheet Of Lead (about 400 feet away); The Middle Field (about 500 feet away); Maine (about 500 feet away); Molineux's Stand (about 600 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 within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Third Battle of Winchester (was about
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 23, 2022
2. The Cost of Battle Marker
Also see . . . Third Winchester Battlefield Park. Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation (Submitted on August 18, 2022.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 328 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 18, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
