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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BR9_a-malicious-design_Winchester-VA.html
This is the former location of the Winchester Medical College. In the spring of 1862, Union soldiers from Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks's command allegedly entered the building and discovered a partially dissected African American boy. They also found w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27Y0_handley-library_Winchester-VA.html
Opened August 22 , 1913
Is Registered as a
Virginia Historic Landmark
And Placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
By the
United States Department
Of the Interior
On
November 12, 1969
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27NH_arkansas-a-war-memorial_Winchester-VA.html
In memory of
Her sons of the 3rd Arkansas Infantry
CSA
Joseph R. Bartlett, Co. D
Unknown
William C. Arnold, Co. H
Christopher Columbus McClure, Co. C
.... Watson
Mathhew Chavis, Co. A
James W. More, Co. I
John Young, Co. E
Jesse W. Re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27NG_the-women-of-winchester_Winchester-VA.html
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
Soldiers Who L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27NF_texas-a-war-memorial_Winchester-VA.html
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 1862
Pvt. Jesse Skinner, C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WL8_second-battle-of-winchester-historical_Winchester-VA.html
(preface)
After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into Pennsy…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WL7_constructing-star-fort-historical_Winchester-VA.html
Union Gen. Robert H. Milroy and his division entered Winchester on January 1, 1863. The abolitionist general, who vowed to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation aggressively, soon set to work strengthening the town's defenses. His soldiers rotated…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WL6_civil-war-earthworks-historical_Winchester-VA.html
During the Civil War, armies of both sides built earthwork fortifications of varying sizes and shapes. The star fort was one of the most difficult types to construct. Although the design afforded the defenders the potential to fire into an attacki…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WL5_second-battle-of-winchester-historical_Winchester-VA.html
While Union artillery from Star Fort dueled with Confederate gunners in West Fort on June 14, 1863, Winchester's civilians fretted for their safety. Some wondered if Union Gen. Robert H. Milroy would destroy Winchester by either burning or bombard…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WL4_third-battle-of-winchester-historical_Winchester-VA.html
(preface)
The fertile Shenandoah Valley was the "Breadbasket of the Confederacy" as well as an avenue of invasion. Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early's march north and his raid on Washington, D.C., in June-July 1864 alerted Union Gen. Ulysses S. Gra…