Winchester, Virginia

[Buckeye Bill]

Are you considering joining us for the CivilWarTalkers invasion of Gettysburg on June 13th? Here's a link for more details: http://civilwartalk.com/threads/any-cwt-members-interested-in-a-trip-to-gettysburg.109030/

Thanks for the invite but I work the weekend of June 12th thru June 14th.

 

[Buckeye Bill]

The First Battle of Winchester, Virginia occurred on this day in 1862. This battle was a major victory in Confederate Major General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War. Jackson enveloped the right flank of the Federal Army under Major General Nathaniel P. Banks and pursued it as it fled across the Potomac River into Maryland.

 

[Jimklag]

The Winchester Court House built in 1840

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The Confederate Soldier monument near the Winchester Court House

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The Star Fort

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Fort Collier

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Red Bud Run at the Third Battle of Winchester

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The Bloody Middle Field at the Third Battle of Winchester

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Major General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, CSA Headquarters in Winchester

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Mount Hebron Cemetery "Confederate Section"

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An Unknown Soldier's Grave at the Mount Hebron Cemetery

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Major General Daniel Morgan, Continental Army grave site (Mount Hebron Cemetery)

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Major General Daniel Morgan Statue in Winchester

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The State of Massachusetts Monument in the National Cemetery

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* Photos courtesy of William Bechmann (2014)

Terrific pictures, Bill. The more the better.

 

[Jimklag]

Pat,

Hahahaha.....

I almost titled my thread, "Civil War Winchester, Virginia."

But I chose not to include "Civil War" because I wanted to include the Morgan pics.

Winchester is a gold mine for American History buffs!

I will visit this city again in the near future.

Bill

It certainly is a historical gold mine. In that respect it reminds me of Fredericksburg.

 

[Jeff Baucom]

The Third Battle of Winchester (or Battle of Opequon) is where Grandpa Henry was captured , WARREN, HENRY MAY. CAPTURED: at Winchester, VA on 19 Sept 1864. IMPRISONED: at Ft. Delaware, DE until release after taking the Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America. I checked the date he was captured that very same day when the battle took place.

 

[James N.]

The Third Battle of Winchester (or Battle of Opequon) is where Grandpa Henry was captured , WARREN, HENRY MAY. CAPTURED: at Winchester, VA on 19 Sept 1864. IMPRISONED: at Ft. Delaware, DE until release after taking the Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America. I checked the date he was captured that very same day when the battle took place.

Then you might be interested in this one I created last fall after my visit there: https://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-battle-of-opequon-or-third-winchester-sept-19-1864.127249/

 

[Jimklag]

It certainly is a historical gold mine. In that respect it reminds me of Fredericksburg.

By the way, wasn't the 8th Ohio at 1st Winchester?

 

[Kip124thNY]

Great photos, thanks for posting.

 

[Buckeye Bill]

By the way, wasn't the 8th Ohio at 1st Winchester?

IIRC, no Ohio units fought at the First Battle of Winchester.

Great photos, thanks for posting.

Thanks a ton!

Bill

 

[Blockaderunner]

Great Photos William !

Is it true that Winchester changed hands 72 times during the ACW ???

Years ago I visited the Jackson HQ house. They had a chart with the dates that Winchester changed hands. If that chart was accurate then the 72 is correct.

 

[Jimklag]

IIRC, no Ohio units fought at the First Battle of Winchester.



Thanks a ton!

Bill

I believe both the 4th Ohio and 8th Ohio were at 1st Winchester.

 

[Jimklag]

I believe both the 4th Ohio and 8th Ohio were at 1st Winchester.

Boo boo alert. Ohio regiments were at 1st Kernstown for sure. I am now uncertain about Wincester.

 

[Buckeye Bill]

Boo boo alert. Ohio regiments were at 1st Kernstown for sure. I am now uncertain about Wincester.

No problem......

4th Ohio, 5th Ohio, 7th Ohio, 8th Ohio, 29th Ohio, 62nd Ohio and 67th Ohio fought at the First Battle of Kernstown. The 1st Ohio Cavalry and the 1st Ohio Artillery (H & L) fought along the other Ohio infantry units.

Bill

 

[Jimklag]

No problem......

4th Ohio, 5th Ohio, 7th Ohio, 8th Ohio, 29th Ohio, 62nd Ohio and 67th Ohio fought at the First Battle of Kernstown. The 1st Ohio Cavalry and the 1st Ohio Artillery (H & L) fought along the other Ohio infantry units.

Bill

The 8th Ohio was one of those Union regiments that was everywhere and in a lot of really hot places. After the Valley, they were in the attack on Bloody Lane at Antietam; they were forward skirmishers against Barksdale's Mississippians at the pontoon crossing at Fredericksburg; they were one of the few units in advance of the Union Cemetery Ridge line on July 3 where they attackef the northern flank of the PPT attack; they were in heavy fighting on both days of the battle of the Wilderness; were in heavy fighting at Spotsylvania and made the ill-fated charge at Cold Harbor after which their enlistments expired. When they mustered out in July, 1864, there were only 168 men left in the ranks.

 

[Jeff Baucom]

Then you might be interested in this one I created last fall after my visit there: https://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-battle-of-opequon-or-third-winchester-sept-19-1864.127249/

Thank you Sir, as I have only scratched the surface on the Battle of Winchester, this adds more to the story during the life of Grandpa Henry.

 

[Jamieva]

Downtown Winchester is really quaint and has a small town feel to it. However, once you get out of the downtown, the rest of it has that Northern VA crawl and traffic creep issues now.

 

[Buckeye Bill]

Thank you Sir, as I have only scratched the surface on the Battle of Winchester, this adds more to the story during the life of Grandpa Henry.

Welcome!

Downtown Winchester is really quaint and has a small town feel to it. However, once you get out of the downtown, the rest of it has that Northern VA crawl and traffic creep issues now.

Amen!

 

[Jimklag]

The 8th Ohio was one of those Union regiments that was everywhere and in a lot of really hot places. After the Valley, they were in the attack on Bloody Lane at Antietam; they were forward skirmishers against Barksdale's Mississippians at the pontoon crossing at Fredericksburg; they were one of the few units in advance of the Union Cemetery Ridge line on July 3 where they attackef the northern flank of the PPT attack; they were in heavy fighting on both days of the battle of the Wilderness; were in heavy fighting at Spotsylvania and made the ill-fated charge at Cold Harbor after which their enlistments expired. When they mustered out in July, 1864, there were only 168 men left in the ranks.

Even after all that fighting a number of the 8th Ohio veterans re-upped into other Ohio regiments.

 

[kevikens]

Thanks for those images. I visited Winchester a few years ago and made a point to find those two sites of Daniel Morgan as he was born and raised not too far from where I live. That's right, Hunterdon County, NJ. My major historical interest is the Revolutionary War and this man blazed a trail of American History from the French and Indian War, then in the Revolution at Saratoga and Cowpens and then as a model citizen in the Shenandoah Valley. Tough as nails, bold but prudent, gentle and soft spoken to the young ones, what a man he was. I blew a kind of taps on a turkey call and left it on the tombstone. Read a bit about his life and you will see why.

 

[James N.]

Thanks for those images. I visited Winchester a few years ago and made a point to find those two sites of Daniel Morgan as he was born and raised not too far from where I live. That's right, Hunterdon County, NJ. My major historical interest is the Revolutionary War and this man blazed a trail of American History from the French and Indian War, then in the Revolution at Saratoga and Cowpens and then as a model citizen in the Shenandoah Valley. Tough as nails, bold but prudent, gentle and soft spoken to the young ones, what a man he was. I blew a kind of taps on a turkey call and left it on the tombstone. Read a bit about his life and you will see why.

When you visited the area did you manage to find THIS? In case you didn't, it's Saratoga, Morgan's estate outside town that was reputedly built by Hessian POW's. Since it's a private residence, this was as far as I dared go. I also hunted up in the area the site of the estate of Lord Fairfax and in nearby West Virginia the homes once owned by Major Generals Adam Stephen, Horatio Gates, and Charles Lee.