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Shenandoah AT WAR If this Valley is lost, Virginia– Gen. is Thomas lost! J. “Stonewall” Jackson One story... a thousand voices. Visitors Guide to the Shenandoah Valley’s Civil War Story Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District Explore the National Historic District Other Areas By degrees the whole line was thrown into confusion and I had no other recourse but to rally the Brigade on higher area by area... including Harpers Ferry, ground... There we took a stand and for hours successfully repulsed By degrees the whole line was Martinsburg, and thrown into confusion and I had no other recourse but to rally the Brigade on higher ground... 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There we took a stand and for hours successfully repulsed By degrees the whole line was thrown into including Harrisonburg and Luray confusion and I had no other recourse but to rally the Brigade on higher ground... There we took a stand and for hours McDowell areas of Page County New Market Page 32 including areas successfully repulsed of Highland and Augusta counties Harrisonburg Page 36 Elkton By degrees the whole line was thrown into confusion and I had no other recourse but to Monterey rally the Brigade on higher ground... There we took a stand and for hours successfully repulsed By degrees the whole line was thrown into confusion and I had no other recourse but to rally the Brigade on higher ground... There we ...or follow the Valley’s took a stand and for hours successfully repulsed By degrees the whole line was thrown into confusion Staunton Augusta Civil War campaigns. and I had no other recourse but to rally the Brigade on higher ground... There we took a stand and for hours Waynesboro including Staunton successfully repulsed and Waynesboro Jackson’s 1862 Valley Campaign Page 40 Page 6 By degrees the whole line was thrown into confusion and I had no other recourse but to rally the Brigade on higher ground... Rockbridge Lee’s 1863 Gettysburg Campaign including Lexington Page 10 There we took a stand and for hours successfully repulsed By degrees the whole line was thrown into Page 42 1864 Campaigns: Sigel, Early, and Sheridan confusion and I had no other recourse but to rally the Brigade on higher ground... There we took a stand and for hours Lexington Page 12 successfully repulsed 2 By degrees the whole line was thrown into confusion and I had no other recourseTable but to rallyof Contentsthe Brigade on higher ground... There we took a stand and for hours successfully repulsed The Valley’s By Civil degrees War History the whole line was thrown into confusion and I had no other recourse but to rally the Brigade on6 higherJackson’ ground...s 1862 Valley There Campaign we took a stand and Harpers Ferry 10 Lee’s 1863 Gettysburg Campaign for hours successfully repulsed 12 The 1864 Lynchburg Campaign 14 Early’s 1864 Maryland Campaign Winchester 16 Sheridan’s 1864 Shenandoah Campaign By degrees the whole line was thrown into confusion and I had no other recourse but tolly ra the Brigade on higher ground... There we took a stand and for hours successfully repulsedAreas of the Valley By degrees the whole 20 Winchester, including areas of line wasWelcome thrown into to confusion the and I had no other recourse but to rally the Brigade Frederick on higher and Clarke ground... counties There we took a stand Shenandoahand for hours successfully Valley Battlefields repulsed National By degreesHistoric the District! whole line was24 thrownSignal Knob, into includingconfusion Middletown, and I had no Strasburg, and Front Royal other recourseFierce battles but wereto foughtrally across the much Brigade of the on nation higher during ground... the Civil War.There The we took a stand and for hours successfully repulsed Shenandoah Valley saw some of the most significant action: Stonewall Jackson’s 28 New Market, including Luray and areas of Page County By degrees1862 the Valley whole Campaign, line was Lee’s thrown drive toward into Gettysburg,confusion and and Sheridan’s I had no1864 other recourse but to rally the Brigade on higher 32 Rockingham, including Harrisonburg ground...Shenandoah There we Campaign took a allstand played and key for roles hours in the successfullycourse of the war. repulsed By degrees the whole line was thrown into and areas of Page County Luray Today visitors are able to view the Valley’s historic towns and landscapes much as confusion and I had no other recourse but to rally the Brigade on higher ground...36 McDowell, There weincluding took ara easstand of and for hours New Market they were seen by soldiers and civilians during the war. Highland and Augusta counties successfully repulsed This guide was created to help visitors explore that history. The guide is divided 40 Staunton, Waynesboro, and into two main sections. The first introduces you to the Valley’s Civil War history. Augusta County The second tells you about the wealth of sites in the National Historic District Harrisonburg 42 Lexington and Rockbridge County Elkton where you can learn about – Byand degreesexperience the – thatwhole history line today. was Finally,thrown there into is confusiona and I had no other recourseut b to Monterey list of resources available across the Valley to help you plan your visit. 44 Other Areas–West Virginia, rally the Brigade on higher ground... There we took a stand and for hours successfully including repulsed Harpers Ferr y, Martinsburg, By degrees the Thank you for your interest in the Shenandoah Valley’s Civil War story and Charles Town whole line was thrown into confusion and I had no other recourse but to rally the Brigade on higher ground... There we The 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War Other Information took a stand and for hours successfully repulsed By degrees the whole line was thrown into confusion 45 Planning Your Visit: Staunton The Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War and I hadCommission no other is recourseworking with but partners to rally across the Virginia Brigade to on higher ground... ThereEvents andwe Activities;took a stand and for hours Waynesboro commemorate the Civil War sesquicentennial. From 2011 Lodging, Dining, and Other Activities; successfully repulsed Tourism Offices to 2015, national parks, battlefields, museums, and historic sites throughout Virginia will provide visitors with unique 45 Virginia Civil War TrailsBy degrees the whole opportunities to study and experience our nation’s Civil War story. 46 About the National Historic District line was thrown into confusion and I had no other recourse but to rally the Brigade on higher ground... Major commission programs include the annual Signature Conference, the Civil 46 Acknowledgments and Credits There weWar took 150 Legacya stand Project, and thefor HistoryMobile, hours successfully the An American repulsed Turning Point exhibit, 47 BySupporting degrees the the National whole Historicline was District thrown into confusionan educationaland I had DVD, no other the Walk recourse In Their Footstepsbut to webrally resource, the andBrigade a statewide on higher ground... There we took a stand and for hours calendar of Sesquicentennial events. More information about the Commission’s Lexington successfullyprograms repulsed can be found at VirginiaCivilWar.org. www.ShenandoahAtWar.org 3 The Homefront By degrees the whole line was thrown into confusion and I had no other By degrees the whole line was thrown into confusion and I had no other recourse but to rally the Brigade on higher recourse but to rally the Brigade on higher ground... There we took a stand ground... 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