The Third Battle of Winchester

The Confederates Reform

"Unless this force were driven back, the day was lost."

General Jubal A. Early, C.S.A.

Standing here about noon during the battle, you would have seen Union troops under Gen. Henry Birge pursuing Gen. Clement Evans' Georgians from right to ...

The Third Battle of Winchester

The Second Woods

You are standing at the site of what is known as the Second Woods. The fighting in and around the Second Woods was so rapid and chaotic that many participants disagreed on the details and order of the ...

The Third Battle of Winchester

Confederate Defense

In the mid-morning of September 19, Confederate Gen. John B. Gordon's infantry, veteran troops from Georgia, Louisiana, and Virginia, took position to your right on the other side of Hackwood Lane. At 11:40 a.m., at the sound of artillery ...

The Third Battle of Winchester

Hackwood House

Prominent Virginian John Smith was charged with guarding prisoners of war held in Winchester during the Revolutionary War. He purportedly had this stately home (in front of you) built by Hessian and British prisoners around 1777.

During the fighting ...

The Third Battle of Winchester

Fording Red Bud Run

"To stop was death. To go on was probably the same; but on we started again."

Col. Rutherford B. Hayes, U.S.A.

Red Bud Run is as wide and boggy today as it was in 1864. During their attack, the ...

Canal Winchester

Birthplace of

Oley Speaks,

1874 - 1948.

Musician and Composer

Marker is on West Oak Street near North High Street, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Third Battle of Winchester

The Attack of the Eighth Corps

"The order was to walk fast, keep silent, until within about one hundred yards of the guns, and then with a yell to charge at full speed."

Col. Rutherford B. Hayes, U.S.A.

At noon on September ...

The Third Battle of Winchester

Confederate Horse Artillery

"A more murderous fire I never witnessed..."Col. Thomas Munford, C.S.A.

In an effort to protect the Confederate left flank, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee placed a detachment of cavalry and six pieces of horse artillery, lighter cannons made specifically for horse ...

The Third Battle of Winchester

(Left Side): The Third Battle of Winchester - September 19, 1864

Bloodiest Battle of the Shenandoah Valley

Gen. Jubal Early assuming that Gen. Phil Sheridan was yet another cautious Union commander, divided his roughly 14,000 troops on a wide front north from ...

Third Battle of Winchester

A Gathering of Future Leaders

The Third Battle of Winchester, fought here on September 19, 1864, was a proving ground for several men on both sides who shaped post-war America. They included two future presidents, two senators, a state governor, and ...