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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NO5_battle-of-kernstown_Winchester-VA.html
On the hill to the west, Stonewall Jackson late in the afternoon of March 23, 1862 attacked the Union force under Shields holding Winchester. After a fierce action, Jackson, who was greatly outnumbered, withdrew southward, leaving his dead on the …
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In the early 20th century, bank buildings were designed to recall classical temples and evoke a sense of permanence and dignity. The Neo-Classical design, imposing Ionic columns, decorative stonework, and prominent roof cornice of this building ma…
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General James Shields with 7,000 Federals defeated Stonewall Jackson with 3,500 Confederates. Jackson's object was to create a diversion which would prevent troops being sent to McClellan for the attack on Richmond. He arrived south of Kernstown i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QI_northern-victory-southern-defeat_Winchester-VA.html
As Southern units retreated and resistance fell apart, Northern victory was assured.
Jackson found himself surrounded by a disorderly retreat of his soldiers. In the growing dark, a few fresh Southern units made gallant attempts to cover the So…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QF_the-order-for-retreat_Winchester-VA.html
Northern commander Colonel Nathan Kimball 1.5 miles away (over the hill on your right) on Prichard's Hill faced the threat of defeat. He decided to seize the initiative and order a second assault against the Southern artillery atop Sandy Ridge. At…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QD_the-defense-of-the-stone-wall_Winchester-VA.html
Southern General Thomas Jackson was already going by the nickname "Stonewall" when he directed his troops to this location to support the Southern artillery on Sandy Ridge. Ironically, his troops' retreat from this stone wall led to Jackson's only…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QC_the-advance-of-tylers-brigade_Winchester-VA.html
Northern Colonel Nathan Kimball saw the position of his troops on nearby Pritchard's Hill (1.5 miles left and in front of you) becoming indefensible. Southern artillery recently placed on the higher elevation of Sandy Ridge (just in front of you) …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q8_fight-for-the-high-ground_Winchester-VA.html
The Shenandoah Valley's strategic location and rich farmland caused it to be the scene of two major Civil War campaigns that comprised hundreds of battles and skirmishes.
Many Valley farms, like Rose Hill, became battlefields or campgrounds une…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q6_how-to-see-the-battlefield_Winchester-VA.html
On March 23, 1862, the opening conflict of the famous Valley Campaign began on the adjoining Glass and Pritchard farms. You are visiting the Glass Farm called Rose Hill. The neighboring Pritchard Farm is 1½ miles to the southeast (right) of w…
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At the beginning of the Civil War, the third generation of the Scots-Irish Glass family lived at Rose Hill. The household consisted of Thomas Glass (age 67), and his wife Margaret (age 51), his son William (age 25) and fifteen slaves, most of them…