Third Battle of Winchester
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The Third Battle of Winchester, also known as the Battle of Opequon or Battle of Opequon Creek, was an American Civil War battle fought near Winchester, Virginia, on September 19, 1864. Union Army Maj
Battle of Opequon (1893)
MG P. Sheridan
LTG J. Early
BG W. Merritt
The city of Winchester, Virginia, and the surrounding area were the site of numerous battles during the American Civil War, as the contending armies strove to control the lower Shenandoah Valley. Winc
An illustration of the Confederate militia mustering in Winchester, Virginia, from Harper's Weekly in 1861
The 31st Virginia Militia participated in the Suppression of John Brown's Raid
Winchester Medical College, Winchester, Virginia (detail)
Entry of General Banks' Division, May, 1862