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04/10/1866 |
A New Hampshire monument is dedicated at the new Winchester National Cemetery in Virginia, |
Battles/Soldiers |
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09/25/1864 |
Confederate Colonel George S. Patton, Sr., grandfather of the famous World War II general, dies of wounds |
Personal |
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03/23/1862 |
In the Shenandoah Valley, Stonewall Jackson suffers his only defeat at the first Battle of Kernstown |
Battles/Soldiers |
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09/19/1864 |
In the Shenandoah Valley, Union forces triumph at the hard-fought Third Battle of Winchester |
Battles/Soldiers |
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09/19/1864 |
In Virginia, George S. Patton, Sr., grandfather of the famous World War II general, is mortally wounded |
Battles/Soldiers |
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07/12/1863 |
In Virginia, Jack Skelly, soldier fiance of the late Jennie Wade, dies of his wounds |
Battles/Soldiers |
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03/21/1862 to 03/22/1862 |
In western Virginia, Stonewall Jackson's infantry marches at a grueling pace towards Winchester |
Battles/Soldiers |
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06/13/1863 to 06/15/1863 |
In western Virginia, the second Battle of Winchester ends in heavy Union defeat |
Battles/Soldiers |
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06/28/1865 |
In Winchester, a mass meeting of area Unionists protests the return of Confederates to office in Virginia |
Campaigns/Elections |
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05/25/1862 |
Stonewall Jackson wins a major victory at Winchester and drives Union forces back into Maryland |
Battles/Soldiers |
