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
Fort Collier
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Built by Confederate Lieutenant Collier and Virginia militia with the aid of Federal prisoners, the Fort Collier redoubt guarded the north entrance of Winchester, Virginia on the east side of the Mart
Fortifications at Fort Collier