“Wreathed in Battle Smoke”: Civil War Walking Tour of New Market

Name: “Wreathed in Battle Smoke”: Civil War Walking Tour of New Market — Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District
Start: 2022-09-24T11:00:00-0400
End: 2022-09-24T12:00:00-0400

Saturday, September 24, 2022
11:00 AM 12:00 PM

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Join SVBF Park Ranger Wade Custer for a downtown walking tour of historic New Market which focuses on the Battle of New Market (fought on May 15, 1864) - covering both the battle as it swept through the town and the individual stories of the soldiers and civilians who were caught up in the dramatic events.

COST: FREE

LOCATION: Meets in front of the Strayer House (SVBF HQ), located at 9386 S. Congress St. in the center of downtown New Market (intersection of US-11 and US-211)

September 24

“A Theme for the Poet, a Scene for the Painter”: Fort Collier and the Third Battle of Winchester

September 27

“Wreathed in Battle Smoke”: Civil War Walking Tour of New Market

“A Theme for the Poet, a Scene for the Painter”: Fort Collier and the Third Battle of Winchester

Ranger Talk: History of the old Frederick County Courthouse