Rev Rude Residence
Stonewll Jackson's Headquarters

The Valley of Virginia was the scene of four long years of fighting and dying. Five military campaigns and more than 1000 battles, actions, and skirmishes took place in the area. Famous battles include the three battles of Winchester, Cedar Creek, and New Market. Please take time to check out Jackson's Valley Campaign which includes the battles at McDowell, Front Royal, First Winchester, and the twin battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic. Equally important is Sheridan's 1864 campaign involving major battles of Third Winchester, Fishers Hill, Toms Brook, and Cedar Creek.

This is the land of Stonewall Jackson, Richard Ewell, Jubal Early, General Breckinridge, Turner Ashby. It is also the battlefields of Federal Generals such as General Phil Sheridan, George Custer, and "Commissary Banks".

Unlike most of the rest of the South, the Valley suffered constantly from raids, skirmishes, occupation and reoccupation by both sides. As a result the people of the Valley lived in constant fear. These pages are dedicated to those people and this beautiful land called the "Daughter of Stars". On the following pages you will find information as well as more than 500 links to pages directly related to the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley. There are more than 100 links to infantry, cavalry, and artillery units of both side in the conflict. Check out the Confederate units that fought in the Valley and Federal Units that Fought in the Shenandoah Valley.

The Valley of Virginia is filled with historic homes, structures, fords, streams, and former Civil War camps. Here you can walk with "Stonewall" Jackson, visit the site when the "Gallent Ashby" died, and see first hand the evidence of Sheridan's "Burning" in 1864. But the key to connecting with the war is the battlefield themselves. Most of the battlefields look much as they were at the time of the Civil War. Visit them, preserve them, don't let them disappear.

Please Visit the Mt. Jackson Heritage Festivaland theConfederate Memeorial Service May 10 and 11, 2003.