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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM92Z_battle-of-rutherfords-farm_Winchester-VA.html
Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early attacked the defenses of Washington, D.C., in July 1864, then retreated to the Shenandoah Valley. Union Gen. Horatio G. Wright pursued him, and after a sharp fight and Confederate victory at Cool Spring on July 18, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7SY_hackwood-park_Winchester-VA.html
One mile east is the site of Hackwood Estate House, built in 1777 by General John Smith. Documents reveal that the Hackwood House caught fire during the Third Battle of Winchester. Union troops used the buildings on the site for a hospital, Septem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7SX_the-great-indian-and-wagon-road_Winchester-VA.html
The Great Indian Road, called Philadelphia Wagon Road by many settlers, was developed by Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) warriors traveling in the 1700s through the Great Valley of the Appalachians (which they called Jonontore) from Cohongaronto (north o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7S3_star-fort_Winchester-VA.html
Three times during the Civil War, Star Fort played a major role in the defense of Winchester. Union Gen. Robert H. Milroy's troops began constructing the fort in January 1863 on the site of artillery emplacements Confederate Gen. Thomas J. "Stonew…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4IK_braddock-street-methodist-church_Winchester-VA.html
"To Serve the Present Age" - Charles Wesley
From Court House to ChurchThirty-two charter members met July 24, 1858, in the Frederick County Court House and were organized as a congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Virginia Conf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4IJ_first-battle-of-winchester_Winchester-VA.html
Here Stonewall Jackson, in the early morning of May 25, 1862, halted his advance guard and observed the union position.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4II_old-stone-church-at-greenspring_Winchester-VA.html
One-half mile west at Greenspring stands the Old Stone Church, the second church building on the site, which was built in 1838 for a Lutheran congregation. The first church had been built as a subscription school and as a house of worship. Old Sto…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3QM_gen-russell-hastings_Winchester-VA.html
23rd Ohio InfWounded19 Sept. 1864
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3QK_the-third-battle-of-winchester_Winchester-VA.html
As the Nineteenth Corps tried to reorganize its lines, Union Col. Joseph Thoburn's division of the Eighth Army Corps came up from reserve and took position at the edge of the First Woods behind you. Union Gen. Philip Sheridan soon arrived and dire…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM37K_catherine-b-conrad_Winchester-VA.html
1836-1902. This house was built for Kate Conrad in 1889. Member of a prominent Winchester family, she devoted her life to educational and religious activities. She was an administrator for the Slater Trust of Boston, which sought to educate former…