Third Battle of Winchester

Third Battle of Winchester is a Virginia historical marker in Frederick County, dedicated 1988.

Rte. 7, at intersection with Rte. 656

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Here Confederate forces under General Jubal A. Early, facing east, received the attack of Sheridan's army at noon on September 19, 1864. Early repulsed the attack and countercharged, breaking the Union line. Only prompt action by General Emory Upton in changing front saved the Union forces from disaster. At 3 P.M. Sheridan made a second attack, driving Early back to Winchester.

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1859 · Virginia (Herman Boye, 1859) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1865 · Central Virginia showing Lieut Gen'l U.S. Grant's Campaign and Marches. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1869 · Colton's West Virginia (1869) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1894 · Winchester, West Virginia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
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Virginia (Herman Boye, 1859), 1859, covering the location of Third Battle of Winchester, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Virginia (Herman Boye, 1859), 1859, covering this location. Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Third Battle of Winchester

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