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