Download or read book The Story of Winchester in Virginia written by Oren F. Morton and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of Winchester in Virginia written by Oren F. Morton and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of Winchester in Virginia written by Frederic Morton and published by . This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winchester was the capital of the Northern Neck of VA for almost 40 years, headquarters for George Washington during his military apprenticeship, the earliest county seat in the Appalachian region, a center of trade in the pre-railroad era, and the gatewa
Download or read book Winchester Virginia And Its Beginnings 1743 1814 written by Katherine Glass Greene and published by . This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1st 70 years of the town s history G2062HB - $35.00
Download or read book History of Douglas School Winchester Virginia written by Judy Humbert and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Douglas School in Winchester, Virginia. Education of the black population in Winchester, Virginia
Download or read book The Story of One Hundred Old Homes in Winchester Virginia written by Garland Redd Quarles and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Winchester Virginia and Its Beginnings 1743 1814 written by Katherine Glass Greene and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its founding by Colonel James Wood to the close of the life of his son, Brigadier-Gen. & Gov. James Wood, w/publication for the 1st time of valuable manuscripts, relics of their long tenure of public offices. V.g.
Download or read book Historic Haunts of Winchester written by Mac Rutherford and published by History Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Historic Haunts of Winchester, author Mac Rutherford presents Winchester s haunted past as never before. From the ghost of Tillie Russell frequently seen running through the streets in search of a wounded captain to ghostly echoes of artillery fire, Rutherford relates a spine-tingling record of spirits and specters. Along the way he chronicles Winchester s most shocking and unusual spirits, such as the legendary Giant Indians often glimpsed at the corner of Indian Alley and Piccadilly Street. Read Historic Haunts of Winchester and immerse yourself in Winchester s incredible history of hauntings."
Download or read book Beleaguered Winchester written by Richard R. Duncan and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Civil War, the strategically located town of Winchester, Virginia, suffered from the constant turmoil of military campaigning perhaps more than any other town. Occupied dozens of times by alternating Union and Confederate forces, Winchester suffered through three major battles, including some seventy smaller skirmishes. In his voluminous community study of the town over the course of four tumultuous years, Richard R. Duncan shows that in many ways Winchester's history provides a paradigm of the changing nature of the war. Indeed, Duncan reveals how the town offers a microcosm of the war: slavery collapsed, women assumed control in the absence of men, and civilians vied for authority alongside an assortment of revolving military commanders. Control over Winchester was vital for both the North and the South. Confederates used it as a base to strike the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and conduct raids into western Maryland and Pennsylvania, and when Federal forces occupied the town, they threatened Staunton -- Lee's breadbasket -- and the Virginia Central Railroad. At various times during the war, generals "Stonewall" Jackson, Nathaniel Banks, Robert Milroy, Richard Ewell, Jubal Early, and Philip Sheridan each controlled the town. Guerrilla activity further compounded the region's strife as insecurity became the norm for its civilian population. In this first scholarly treatment of occupied Winchester, Duncan has compiled a narrative of voices from the entire community, including those of groups often omitted from such studies, such as slaves, women, and Confederate dissenters. He shows how Federal occupation meant an early end to slavery in Winchester and how the paucity of men left women to serve as the major cohesive force in the community, making them a bulwark of Confederate support. He also explores the tensions between civilians and military personnel that inevitably arose as each group sought to protect its interests. The war, Duncan explains, left Winchester a landscape of wreckage and economic loss. A fascinating case study of civilian survival amid the turmoil of war, Beleaguered Winchester will appeal to Civil War scholars and enthusiasts alike.
Download or read book Remembering Winchester Virginia written by Adrian J. O'Connor and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selections from the author's weekly column "Valley Pike" which originally appeared in the Winchester star.
Download or read book Remembering Winchester Virginia written by Adrian O'Connor and published by American Chronicles. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selections from the author's weekly column "Valley Pike" which originally appeared in the Winchester star.
Download or read book Journal of My Journey Over the Mountains written by George Washington and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This journal of George Washington was begun when he was one month over 16 years of age. It is his own daily record of observations during his first remunerated employment.
Download or read book What I Know about Winchester written by William Greenway Russell and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication of the articles by William G. Russell with the notes by Garland R. Quarles and Lewis N. Barton furnishes a record of Winchester history.
Download or read book Plagued by War written by Jonathan A. Noyalas and published by . This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A military and social history of Winchester, Virginia during the American Civil War. This unfortunate town changed occupiers over 70 times and four large battles were fought within earshot of this community.
Download or read book The Second Battle of Winchester written by Eric J. Wittenberg and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, deeply researched history of the pivotal 1863 American Civil War battle fought in northern Virginia. June 1863. The Gettysburg Campaign is underway. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia pushes west into the Shenandoah Valley and then north toward the Potomac River. Only one significant force stands in its way: Maj. Gen. Robert H. Milroy’s Union division of the Eighth Army Corps in the vicinity of Winchester and Berryville, Virginia. What happens next is the subject of this provocative new book. Milroy, a veteran Indiana politician-turned-soldier, was convinced the approaching enemy consisted of nothing more than cavalry or was merely a feint, and so defied repeated instructions to withdraw. In fact, the enemy consisted of General Lee’s veteran Second Corps under Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell. Milroy’s controversial decision committed his outnumbered and largely inexperienced men against some of Lee’s finest veterans. The complex and fascinating maneuvering and fighting on June 13-15 cost Milroy hundreds of killed and wounded and about 4,000 captured (roughly one-half of his command), with the remainder routed from the battlefield. The combat cleared the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley of Federal troops, demonstrated Lee could obtain supplies on the march, justified the elevation of General Ewell to replace the recently deceased Stonewall Jackson, and sent shockwaves through the Northern states. Today, the Second Battle of Winchester is largely forgotten. But in June 1863, the politically charged front-page news caught President Lincoln and the War Department by surprise and forever tarnished Milroy’s career. The beleaguered Federal soldiers who fought there spent a lifetime seeking redemption, arguing their three-day “forlorn hope” delayed the Rebels long enough to allow the Army of the Potomac to arrive and defeat Lee at Gettysburg. For the Confederates, the decisive leadership on display outside Winchester masked significant command issues buried within the upper echelons of Jackson’s former corps that would become painfully evident during the early days of July on a different battlefield in Pennsylvania. Award-winning authors Eric J. Wittenberg and Scott L. Mingus Sr. combined their researching and writing talents to produce the most in-depth and comprehensive study of Second Winchester ever written, and now in paperback. Their balanced effort, based upon scores of archival and previously unpublished diaries, newspaper accounts, and letter collections, coupled with familiarity with the terrain around Winchester and across the lower Shenandoah Valley, explores the battle from every perspective.
Download or read book Winchester Virginia written by Winchester-Frederick County Chamber of Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ghostland written by Colin Dickey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intellectual feast for fans of offbeat history, Ghostland takes readers on a road trip through some of the country's most infamously haunted places--and deep into the dark side of our history.
