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	Winchester, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Winchester is a city located in the state of Virginia.
		Winchester is the location of the annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, which has existed since 1924 and draws approximately 250,000 visitors to the area.
		Winchester is the location of the bi-annual N-SSA national competition keeping the tradition of Civil War era firearms alive.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Winchester,_Virginia (664 words)

	First Battle of Winchester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The First Battle of Winchester, fought on May 25, 1862, in and around Frederick County, Virginia and Winchester, Virginia, was a major victory in Confederate Army General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War.
		First Winchester was a major victory in Jackson's 1862 Valley Campaign.
		The ultimate significance of Jackson's victory at Winchester was its strategic impact.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Winchester_I (845 words)

	Battle of the Little Bighorn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of the Little Bighorn — which is also called Custer's Last Stand and Custer Massacre and, in the parlance of the relevant Native Americans, the Battle of the Greasy Grass — was an armed engagement between a Lakota-Northern Cheyenne combined force and the 7th Cavalry of the United States Army.
		The battle was the most famous incident in the Indian Wars and was a remarkable victory for the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne.
		The battle was the subject of an army Court of Inquiry in 1879 in Chicago, Illinois in which Reno's conduct was scrutinized.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn (4153 words)

	From Aldie to Winchester:Touring Route 50
		The Confederates were taking the battle north to the enemy, scant weeks before the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia collided at the crossroads of Routes 15, 97, and 30 in a sleepy southern PA town called Gettysburg.
		On this curve the day of the battle there was a stone wall with a steep drop off on the south side of the road and a split rail fence on the other side.
		In the Second Battle of Winchester in June 1863, Confederate troops successfully attacked and defeated Union troops occupying forts on the western side of Winchester.
	www.civilwarinteractive.com /ArticleAldieToWinchester.htm (2700 words)

	History of Fort Collier, Third Winchester, Virginia
		Winchester had two advantages: its proximity to Manassas, by way of the Manassas Gap Railroad at Piedmont Station, and the fact that a defending army could fortify Winchester and still be able to withdraw up the Valley to the south.
		When he recaptured Winchester on May 25, 1862, in the First Battle of Winchester, the retreating Federals did not defend Fort Collier, nor did the Union garrison defend the Fort in the Second Battle of Winchester, on June 14-15, 1863.
		But in the Third Battle of Winchester on September 19, 1864, the war came in all its fury to Fort Collier and the Stine house did not survive it.
	www.civilwar.org /historyclassroom/hc_fortcollierhist.htm (937 words)

	Winchester, Virginia -- The Battle of Kernstown
		I wrote you last from Winchester, after I had been put in command of a division (three brigades) of troops and was on the point of marching eastward across the Shenandoah.
		I do not give you any description of the battle or the battlefield, where at least four to five hundred lay dead, nor of the wounded which filled the houses of Winchester and all the little villages on our march this side.
		Union troops assault a Confederate position at the First Battle of Winchester (Kernstown) on March 23, 1862.
	bhere.com /plugugly/1862/6202cwin.html (727 words)

	Frederick County Home Page. Winchester, VA. 540-665-5600
		The first Europeans to come through the Shenandoah Valley were Jesuit missionaries in 1632, and details of this wilderness area were first shown on a map by a Frenchman, Samuel de Champlain.
		Major local battles included the First Battle of Kernstown in March of 1862, during which General Stonewall Jackson suffered his only tactical defeat during the Valley Campaign but did succeed in keeping Union troops in the Valley from leaving to reinforce McClellan on the peninsula.
		In the Second Battle of Winchester in 1863, confederate troops successfully attacked and defeated Union troops occupying forts on the western side of Winchester.
	www.co.frederick.va.us /history.htm (1730 words)

	Dixie Outfitters
		Battle of USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly Merrimack) at Hampton Roads, Virginia.
		This was Lee's first battle as commander of the army.
		Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam): Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac fight to a standstill along a Maryland creek on the bloodiest day in American history.
	www.dixieoutfitters.com /heritage/tl2.shtml (2698 words)

	Battle Cry: A Command & Colors Game: Official Scenarios
		First Bull Run The battle was fought on July 21, 1861 in Virginia.
		Kernstown The battle was fought on March 23rd, 1862, in Virginia, one of the many battles in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
		Murfreesboro The battle was fought on December 31st, 1862 in Tennessee.
	www.thewargamer.com /battlecry/sc_official.html (1243 words)

	Civil War Battle History of Third Winchester, Virginia
		In June, several battles - including the Second Battle of Winchester (June 13 - 15) - cleared the Valley of the small Union presence and allowed Lee to move stealthily northward into Pennsylvania, a move that culminated in the Battle of Gettysburg.
		The Third Battle of Winchester - or the Battle of Opequon, as it is sometimes called - occurred in four phases: Berryville Canyon (dawn to 11 a.m.), Red Bud Run and Middle Field (11:40 a.m.
		Early later wrote about Winchester, "When I look back to this battle, I can but attribute my escape from utter annihilation to the incapacity of my opponent." Sheridan's attempt to squeeze 20,000 troops through the narrow canyon was a tactical blunder that eliminated any possibility of destroying Early in detail.
	www.civilwar.org /historyclassroom/hc_thirdwinchesterhist.htm (2008 words)

	Timeline
		Battle of Manzikert (Byzantine Empire), crushing defeat of Byzantine army led by the Emperor Romanus IV Diogenes inflicted by the Seljouks of Alp Arslan
		Battle of Aljubarotta (Portugal), victory for John, master of Avis, establishing him as king of Portugal.
		Battle of Arbedo (Italy), defeat of an invading Swiss army by Milanese forces.
	www.historyofwar.org /periodframe.html (1192 words)

	The Opposing Forces at Winchester, including Front Royal, Middletown, Newton, Banks' Retreat, May 23d-25th, 1862 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		First Brigade, Col. Dudley Donnelly : 6th Conn., Lieut.- Col. George D. Chapman; 28th N. Y., Lieut.-Col. Edwin B. Brown; 46th Pa., Col. Joseph R. Knipe; 1st Md.,.Col. John R. Kenly (w and c).
		The total loss of Banks's troops at Front Royal, Middletown, Newtown, Winchester, etc., from May 23d to 25th, is reported as 62 killed.
		The effective strength of Banks's command was reported, April 30th, at 9178, and June 16th (after the battle) at 7113.
	stonewall.hut.ru /campaign/opp_winchester.htm (865 words)

	Civil War Traveler \| Virginia \| Valley
		The first battle, March 23, 1862, was considered a defeat for Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson, who impetiously attacked a strong Union force gathered in the area.
		Woodstock, Trails sign located a block west of the courthouse - The citizens of the seat of Shenandoah County experienced the horrors of war in the late summer and fall of 1864 witnessing the smoke and flames of the infamous "Burning" as well as ranger, guerrilla and bushwacker activities.
		A sharp battle on the line near the mill in late March 1862 delayed a Federal advance on the Valley Pike.
	www.civilwar-va.com /virginia/valley/pike1.html (2332 words)

	Biographies, Pension Papers, and Family Records (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		On March 23, 1862, during the first battle of Winchester, he was severely injured in an explosion, and on August 8, 1862, he was discharged at Harrison's Landing, Va., for disability.
		By her first marriage she had one son, Leroy Osborne Sturges, who was born in the town of Redding, April 25, 1865, and now resides at Branchville, in the same township, where he is engaged in carpentering.
		Osborn was first a Whig, but he became an independent voter, casting his ballot or the men and measures that, in his, judgment, seemed best calculated to promote the general welfare.
	home.att.net /~osborne-origins/biograph/bio18.htm (7080 words)

	Then
		John Echols of Company D. The 27th was attached to the First Virginia Brigade with the 2nd Va, 4th VA, 5th VA, and 33rd VA under the command of Colonel Thomas Jonathan Jackson.
		The 27th’s first major action of the war was at First Manassas where it earned the nickname "the Bloody 27th" because of its initial losses.
		The regiment was virtually wiped out in 1864 at the battle of Spotsylvania when damp weather soaked their powder and the Union Second Corps under Winfield Scott Hancock was able to roll up the Brigade’s flank and kill, wound or capture most of the men in the brigade.
	www.stonewallbrigade.com /27thVAthen.htm (472 words)

	valley
		With over 60% of all Civil War battles taking place here, Virginia had little difficulty installing road markers for those interested in taking the time to pull over their cars, get out, read the markers and perhaps ponder a few moments of what they have just read and what it meant.
		The first burial in the present cemetery was that of John Grigsby of Fruit Hill (1720 to 1794).
		Established in 1808, it was first incorporated in 1835, and reincorporated in 1914.
	www.mosocco.com /valley.htm (7412 words)

	The Battle of Winchester -- May 25,1862
		As there is a good road from Front Royal to Winchester, the Rebels with sufficient force at Front Royal could easily intercept our line of march and cut us off from our supplies, especially as the occupation of Front Royal destroyed the railroad line that connected us with Washington.
		This is often done when not an enemy is within miles, and it is a singular fact that our losses on this march were at a long distance from the actual points of attack.
		As we approached Winchester we were agreeably surprised to find that the enemy was not before us, and that the flag of our Union was still flying from the public buildings.
	bhere.com /plugugly/1862/6205bwin.htm (1592 words)

	The American Civil War
		The 1861 battle was the first test of Northern and Southern military prowess.
		Confident that their foes would run at the first shot, the raw recruits were thankful that they would not miss the only battle of what would surely be a short war.
		This battle was one of double envelopment (this means that the Union came on to us from two sides.) that was thoroughly planned.
	www.rockingham.k12.va.us /EMS/History_Pages/CivilWar/CivilWar.html (7022 words)

	The Winchester Star-History’s Debut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Winchester was a strategic Civil War city that changed hands more than 70 times.
		The museum’s opening comes 141 years after the first Union prisoners were locked up in the courthouse, on May 23, 1862.
		Inside the museum, which is open to the public free of charge this weekend, visitors can learn about the lives of 25 Union and Confederate soldiers and see the graffiti they etched on the courthouse walls.
	www.winchesterstar.com /TheWinchesterStar/030522/Area_history.asp (287 words)

	Welcome to Shenandoah at War - First Winchester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Once Banks reached Winchester, he attempted to reorganize his men and defend his base from the hills on the south side of the town.
		As Jackson’s Army approached the Federal defenses from the south, Gen. Richard Ewell’s Confederate division converged on Winchester from the southeast.
		During the battle and the subsequent retreat Banks lost more than 2,000 men along with most of his supplies while Confederate casualties were only about 400.
	www.shenandoahatwar.com /battlefields/first_winchester.html (238 words)

	The Battle of Winchester
		The people of the Valley endured years of hardship as friend and foe alike marched and countermarched, fought, advanced and retreated through the farms and towns which local families called home.
		The first real invasion of the Shenandoah Valley was launched in early 1862.
		Hosted by We Make History, The Battle of Winchester is taking a team approach to bringing history to life and thus is proudly a cooperative effort between WMH, Pioneer Village, The 1st Virginia Volunteer Infantry, The Arizona Civil War Council and others who are all contributing from a strong pool of knowledge, skills and abilities.
	www.battleofwinchester.com (655 words)

	Page Title (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The unit became the First Special Battalion, Louisiana Volunteer Infantry, on June 5 with a total of five companies and 415 men and officers on its rolls.
		The battalion fought at the First Battle of Manassas on July 21 where, with the Fourth South Carolina Infantry Regiment and some artillery, they held back Burnside's Rhode Island Brigade long enough for Confederate reinforcements to arrive on the field.
		On June 9, at the Battle of Port Republic, the battalion was one of the units that led the charge across the coaling station and eventually succeeded in capturing a battery of Union artillery.
	home.earthlink.net /~tigerreb/page2.html (898 words)

	The Battle of Winchester - General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862
		The Battle of Winchester - General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862
		Throughout the afternoon he continued a slow push to the north until he was less than twelve miles from Winchester.
		Jackson chased them five miles north of Winchester until his horses were even falling in their harnesses.
	stonewall.hut.ru /campaign/winchester.htm (1492 words)

	The Civil War at a Glance
		Their first encounter, the Battle of the Wilderness, opens on May 5 and for the next 40 days the armies remain locke din deadly embrace.
		A union army is defeated at Belmont, Mo., early in November--the first test of battle for a rising young brigadier general named Ulysses S. Grant.
		In several battles around Chattanooga between October and November, Grant's armies defeat Bragg's troops, forcing them to retreat to Dalton, Georgia, where Bragg is succeeded in command be Gen, Joseph E. Johnson.
	www.pueblo.gsa.gov /cic_text/misc/civilwar/civilwar.htm (3527 words)

	book
		Slide chart showing statistics for major battles of the Civil War.
		We are in for it - 1st Battle of Kernstown -
		* Free admission for you and a guest to the annual reenactment of the battle, held on the weekend closest to October 19th.
	www.cedarcreekbattlefield.org /book.html (643 words)

	Second Winchester
		But first, the Confederates had to deal with the 6,900 man Union division under the mentally unstable and widely hated Maj. Gen.
		Robert Milroy at Winchester in the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley.
		Milroy was confident that he could hold Winchester, but with such overwhelming numbers against him, if the fight didn't go well, a Union escape would be difficult.
	johnsmilitaryhistory.com /secondwinchester.html (657 words)

	Civil War at Decades.com [Battle: Winchester, First] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		T.J. Jackson's division continued north on the Valley Pike toward Winchester.
		Ewell's division converged on Winchester from the southeast using the Front Royal Pike.
		This was a decisive battle in Jackson's Valley Campaign.
	www.decades.com /CivilWar/Battles/va104.htm (126 words)

	The Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley Site Map
		Falling Water, Jackson's First Defense of the Valley
		Battles and Skirmishes of the 1862 Maryland Campaign
		The Battle of South Mountain and Crampton's Gap
	www.angelfire.com /va3/valleywar/1site.html (105 words)

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