Tag Archives: Mary Greenhow Lee

Christmas In Winchester, Part 2

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Continued from Part 1, which details the Civil War Christmas Winchester civilians always seemed to look back on with fond memories… By Christmas 1862, “Stonewall” Jackson had left the Shenandoah Valley for the final time. The general that Winchester adopted … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Gordon Rallies The Troops In Winchester?

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

General John B. Gordon had much on his mind on September 19, 1864. The Yankees fought tenaciously, driving back his troops. His friend, General Rodes, had been carried off the battlefield mortally wounded, and Gordon blamed himself for not having … Continue reading →

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From The Doorstep: Winchester Women Record Evacuation & Occupation, Part 2

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

This is the final post for “From the Doorstep: Winchester Women.” Part 1 is available here.  Mary Greenhow Lee started a letter on March 11, intending to send it to a friend. Instead, she kept writing, writing, writing until November … Continue reading →

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Civil War Cookin’: Learning To Make Bread

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Baking bread. Have you ever tried it? You know, yeast bread. Mix, knead, rise, knead, rise, bake. Time consuming. (I cheat and use a bread maker.) Back in the Civil War days, they prepared their bread without the convenience of … Continue reading →

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Women of Winchester (part 4): Anticipation and Anxiety, The First Union Occupation, March 1862

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Virginia R. Bensen

Part four in a series In the last article the focus was on the adventures of Emma Riley Macon who left Winchester, Virginia just prior to the Union occupation by Union General Nathanial Banks, but it focused on her experiences … Continue reading →

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