First Battle of Winchester
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N 39° 07.215 W 078° 11.830
17S E 742310 N 4333862
Located south of downtown Winchester on US 11
Waymark Code: WM16QD9
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2022
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Here Confederate Maj. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson and his army, early on the morning of 25 May 1862, defeated Union Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Bank’s forces during Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley campaign. Banks, outnumbered and outflanked, hastily retreated north through the streets of Winchester. The Confederate pursuit was lethargic, as the men were exhausted from a week of heavy marching, but they captured many Union soldiers and a heavy quantity of wagons and stores. President Abraham Lincoln diverted 30,000 men from the Union advance on Richmond to strike at Jackson.
Department of Historic Resources 2006
Marker Number: A-11
Marker Title: First Battle of Winchester
Marker Location: On US 11 just south of Kavanaugh Drive, south of Winchester
County or Independent City: Frederick County
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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