Tag Archives: Winchester

Fanny Gordon, Fanny Andrews

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Steve Davis

The wife of a certain gallant Confederate General compromised nothing of feminine dignity when she rushed through the streets of Winchester, regardless of Yankee shot and shell, striving to rally her husband’s flying columns. We’ve all got some good Civil … Continue reading →

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Lew Wallace Secures the B&O– For the First Time (Pt. 1)

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Ryan Quint

Lew Wallace, the Hoosier lawyer-turned soldier, readied his command for its move. His objective was a vital connection of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad whose trains were badly needed to transport material and manpower. Wallace wrote later, “The need of … Continue reading →

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Maryland, My Maryland? Jefferson Davis and the Maryland Campaign of September 1862

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Kevin Pawlak

Confederate soldiers splashing across the Potomac River in early September 1862 jubilantly bellowed out the tune “Maryland, My Maryland” as they marched into the Old Line State. Just months earlier, with the war escalating around the Confederate capital of Richmond, … Continue reading →

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“Our Men Did Not Flinch”: United States Colored Troops and the Shenandoah Valley

Posted on September 15, 2017 by ECW Guest Post

Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Jonathan Noyalas On Sunday, April 3, 1864, troops from the 19th United States Colored Troops (USCT) marched west toward Winchester, Virginia, on the Berryville Pike. The regiment, largely recruited from Maryland’s Eastern … Continue reading →

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On Location: Jackson’s HQ Museum

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Chris Mackowski

Stonewall Jackson’s Headquarters in Winchester, Virginia, doesn’t reopen for the season until April 1, but passing through town, I couldn’t resist the chance for a quick video On Location. For more information:

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In Memory of Mary Tyler Moore

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Eric J. Wittenberg

Most people remember Mary Tyler Moore as one of Hollywood’s great funny ladies, and for good reason: Laura Petrie, and more recently, Mary Richards, left an indelible mark on American society. Moore’s death today at age 80 is a real … Continue reading →

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Mourning a Friend

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Ryan Quint

Peter Vredenburgh, Jr. died almost 130 years before I was born. And yet, as I read his letters from the Civil War, I found myself identifying with Vredenburgh and thinking of him as a close companion. Which perhaps explains why, … Continue reading →

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Skeleton In The Attic

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Sarah Kay Bierle

I was doing some detail photography outside my favorite historical house in Winchester, Virginia. (It’s actually modern law 0ffices, but during the 1860’s, it was the McGuire family home.) Pointing my camera lens toward the upper garret windows, I zoomed in … Continue reading →

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Second Winchester: The Confederate Victory that Opened the Door to Gettysburg

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Liam McGurl

Eric Wittenberg described his latest publishing project, co-written by Scott Mingus, as “thorough.” And the extensive research that went into the book—not to mention its 500-page duration—is proof of that. The Second Battle of Winchester: The Confederate Victory that Opened … Continue reading →

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An Elusive Doctor at Gettysburg

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Today, we are pleased to welcome back guest author Sarah Kay Bierle. Generals oversee battles. Soldiers fight. Civilians hide. Surgeons amputate. What does a medical director do during a battle? More specifically: what did Dr. Hunter McGuire do at Gettysburg? … Continue reading →

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