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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Winchester, Virginia
Adjacent to Winchester, Virginia
▶ Frederick County (175)
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| | No Inscription — — Map (db m26850) HM |
| | In Honor And Memory
Of The Men From Texas
Who Gave The Greatest Sacrifice
1st Texas Infantry
Sgt. Joseph C. Hollingsworth, Co H
Died Of Wounds, 18 Oct 1862
Pvt. M. Harvey Newman, Co M
Died Of Disease, 14 Oct . . . — — Map (db m117490) WM |
| | In 1875, when obvious that the city's black children were going to need a school, black Baptists who owned the Old Stone Church gave the city school board a 99-year lease on its building for $1. In return, the school board was charged with making . . . — — Map (db m96110) HM |
| | The low, marshy ground stretching from here to the distant road lay uncontested through the five-hour artillery duel that opened the First Battle of Kernstown. The scene changed dramatically at 2:00 P.M. when 900 Virginians marched toward this . . . — — Map (db m2195) HM |
| | At 9:00 A.M. on March 23, 1862, Confederate artillery unlimbered near the Valley Turnpike and fired on this height, called Pritchard’s Hill, to begin the First Battle of Kernstown. Union artillery rolled onto these knolls and responded by . . . — — Map (db m2197) HM |
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At 9:00 A.M. on March 23, 1862, Confederate artillery unlimbered near the Valley Turnpike and fired on this height, called Pritchard's Hill, to begin the First Battle of Kernstown. Union artillery rolled onto these knolls and responded by . . . — — Map (db m159173) HM |
| | Shenandoah University's History and Tourism Center sits on land once owned by the Hollingsworth family. The Hollingsworth home, "Abram's Delight," is now a nearby museum. One of the first settlers to come to the Shenandoah Valley, Abraham . . . — — Map (db m19508) HM |
| | The large brick dwelling before you is the Pritchard House, built by Steven C. Pritchard, Jr. and his son Samuel R. Pritchard. During the Civil War, Samuel, his wife Helen, and their two small children occupied the house. Fighting swirled around the . . . — — Map (db m2295) HM |
| | Colonel James A. Mulligan’s Union command of 1,800 men encamped on these heights on the night of July 23-24, 1864. When Confederate cavalry drove Union cavalry back toward Kernstown on the morning of the 24th, Mulligan deployed two cannon on this . . . — — Map (db m154717) HM |
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Colonel James A. Mulligan's Union command of 1,800 men encamped on these heights on the night of July 23, 1864, when Confederate cavalry drove Union cavalry back toward Kernstown on the morning of the 24th, Mulligan deployed two cannons on the . . . — — Map (db m159178) HM |
| | (The Battle of the Opequon) September 19, 1864 The decisive assault in the campaign set in motion by General Grant to free the Shenandoah Valley from the control of the Confederacy took place here. This high ground was part of Winchester’s . . . — — Map (db m2660) HM |
| | Born near Burnt Factory in Frederick Co., Virginia in 1867, Ed Johnston was determined to escape the life of a farm laborer. He learned the mechanic's trade at the Middletown Carriage Factory, and by age 25 worked in the B&O Railroad shops in . . . — — Map (db m96109) HM |
| | In Honor
Of
The Women of Winchester
The Ladies Confederate Memorial Association
Organized in 1865
And
Turner Ashby Chapter #184
United Daughters of the Confederacy
For Five Generations They Have
Cherished the Memory of The . . . — — Map (db m117486) HM WM |
| | Near here Early, facing east, took his last position on September 19, 1864. About sundown he was attacked and driven from it, retreating south. Presidents Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley served in this engagement on the Union side. — — Map (db m2656) HM |
| | About 5 P.M. on September 19, 1864, the final, chaotic stages of the Third Battle of Winchester engulfed this area. After a day of combat east and north of the city, Confederate Gen. Jubal Early’s outnumbered men were flanked, broken, and forced to . . . — — Map (db m96107) HM |
| | (Front):Thirty-Eighth Massachusetts Volunteers our comrades fell in the campaigns of 1864. These lie buried in the valley in unknown graves. Erected Sept. 19th, 1884 Grover's Division - Third Brigade
(North side):
First Sergeant, . . . — — Map (db m81312) HM |
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| | This
Memorial And Hallowed Ground
Is Dedicated To All Veterans
for Their Unselfish Patriotism,
For Their Preservation
Of Our Freedom,
For The Security Of Our
Country And For The
Advancement Of The American
Ideals Of Life, Liberty . . . — — Map (db m142858) WM |
| | (Left Side):In memory of the 398 Virginia soldiers. Lying in this cemetery. Who fell in defence of constitutional liberty and the sovereignty of their state. From 1861 to 1865. A.D. (Back):Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. . . . — — Map (db m26643) HM |
| | Private Frederick A. Aulick • Private Frederick Barley • Private John Carter • Private Michael Copenhaver • Private James Holliday • Private Isaac Kurtz • Private John Price • Captain Henry S G Tucker • Private Philip Young • Private Henry Baker • . . . — — Map (db m142852) HM WM |
| | This well was dug with manpower and black powder under the supervision of George Washington inside the walls of Fort Loudoun, which was established in 1756.
Dedicated October 2007 by Fort Loudoun Chapter, NSDAR — — Map (db m73544) HM |
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You've come at the right time. Any season, at any time of day, is the right time to enjoy the Preserve and discover some of its secrets.
Please stay on the path, place litter in trash cans, clean up after your dog, and leave the plants and . . . — — Map (db m159186) HM |
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National Cemetery
Winchester National cemetery was established in 1866 on the site of the Third Battle of Winchester. Soon after the federal government created the 5-acre cemetery, remains were moved here from the battlefields at . . . — — Map (db m130166) HM |
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