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Winchester, VA
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Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Frederick County, VA
Events
Date span
Type
03/21/1862
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03/22/1862
In western Virginia, Stonewall Jackson's infantry marches at a grueling pace towards Winchester
Battles/Soldiers
03/23/1862
In the Shenandoah Valley, Stonewall Jackson suffers his only defeat at the first Battle of Kernstown
Battles/Soldiers
05/25/1862
Stonewall Jackson wins a major victory at Winchester and drives Union forces back into Maryland
Battles/Soldiers
06/13/1863
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06/15/1863
In western Virginia, the second Battle of Winchester ends in heavy Union defeat
Battles/Soldiers
07/12/1863
In Virginia, Jack Skelly, soldier fiance of the late Jennie Wade, dies of his wounds
Battles/Soldiers
09/19/1864
In the Shenandoah Valley, Union forces triumph at the hard-fought Third Battle of Winchester
Battles/Soldiers
09/19/1864
In Virginia, George S. Patton, Sr., grandfather of the famous World War II general, is mortally wounded
Battles/Soldiers
09/25/1864
Confederate Colonel George S. Patton, Sr., grandfather of the famous World War II general, dies of wounds
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Carlile, John Snyder
Full name
John Snyder Carlile
Carson, John Robert
Full name
John Robert Carson
Carson, Theodore Myers
Full name
Theodore Myers Carson
Collins, Joseph
Full name
Joseph Collins
Conrad, Charles Magill
Full name
Charles Magill Conrad
Cooke, John Esten
Full name
John Esten Cooke
Denver, James William
Full name
James William Denver
Emerson, Irene Sanford
Full name
Irene Sanford Emerson
Gamble, Hamilton Rowan
Full name
Hamilton Rowan Gamble
Ginn Charles L.
Full name
Charles L. Ginn
Gorgas, Ferdinand James Samuel
Full name
Ferdinand James Samuel Gorgas
Lamon, Ward Hill
Full name
Ward Hill Lamon
Lupton, Nathaniel Thomas
Full name
Nathaniel Thomas Lupton
McGuire, Hunter Holmes
Full name
Hunter Holmes McGuire
Wells, Robert William
Full name
Robert William Wells
1860 residence of
Grabill, John Henry
Full name
John Henry Grabill
Burial place of
Godwin, Archibald Campbell
Full name
Archibald Campbell Godwin
Patton, George Smith
Full name
George Smith Patton
Walker, John George
Full name
John George Walker
Documents
Subject
Date
Title
04/20/1852
New York Times, “Great Floods in the Potomac and Shenandoah,” April 20, 1852
12/02/1859
John Thomas Lewis Preston to Margaret Junkin Preston, December 2, 1859
03/18/1860
Philip Dandridge to Robert Hunter, March 18, 1860
09/26/1862
Entry by Cornelia Peake McDonald, September 26, 1862
10/13/1862
Abraham Lincoln to George Brinton McClellan, October 13, 1862
12/26/1862
Entry by Cornelia Peake McDonald, December 26, 1862
01/20/1863
Entry by Cornelia Peake McDonald, January 20, 1863
03/17/1863
Entry by Cornelia Peake McDonald, March 17, 1863
05/15/1863
Entry by Cornelia Peake McDonald, May 15, 1863
05/17/1863
New York Herald, “The Pen and the Sword,” May 17, 1863
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Winchester, Virginia, circa 1850
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