Winchester (City), Virginia

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Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Formation and Antebellum History

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Winchester (City) in the Civil War

  • (596) Averill's Raid -- Raid Nov. 1-17, 1863
  • (596) Averill's Raid -- Raid Dec. 8-25, 1863
  • (596) Averill's Raid -- Raid May 5-19, 1864



  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir June 3, 1862
  • (893) June 3 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (901) June 3 Skirmish, Winchester. MAINE--1st Cavalry.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skirs June 18-19, 1862
  • (893) June 18-19 Skirmishes, Winchester
  • (902) June 18-19 Skirmishes near Winchester VERMONT--1st Cavalry.

  • (650) Strasburg, Va. -- Scout June 22-30, 1862
  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Scout June 22-30, 1862
  • (891) June 22-30 Scout from Strasburg
  • (893) June 22-30 Scout to Winchester
  • (894) June 22 Engagement, Winchester
  • (902) June 22-30 Scout from Strasburg CONNECTICUT--1st Cavalry (Co. "B").
  • Confusion here - separate scout/engagement?

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Affair Aug. 23, 1862
  • (893) Aug. 23 Affair, Winchester
  • (907) Aug. 23 Affair near Winchester (No Reports.)

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Evac Sept. 2, 1862
  • (893) Sept. 2 Evacuation of Winchester
  • (908) Sept. 2 Evacuation of Winchester ILLINOIS--Battery "M" 2d Light Arty. INDIANA--15th Battery Light Arty. MARYLAND-----1st Cavalry (Cos. "H," "I"). OHIO--32d and 60th Infantry. RHODE ISLAND--7th Squadron Cavalry.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Occ. of Sept. 3, 1862

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir Nov. 22, 1862
  • (893) Nov. 22 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (911) Nov. 22 Skirmish near Winchester NEW YORK--1st (Lincoln) Cavalry.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Rec Dec. 2-6, 1862
  • (893) Dec. 2-6 Reconnoissance, Winchester
  • (911) Dec. 2-6 Reconnoissance from Bolivar Heights to Winchester MAINE--6th Battery Light Arty. MARYLAND--1st Cavalry (Detachment): 3d Infantry. NEW YORK--60th, 78th, 102d. 137th. 145th and 149th Infantry. OHIO--5th. 7th. 29th and 66th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA-Indpt. Batteries "E" and "F" Light Arty.; 28th, 109th, 111th and 147th Infantry.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir Dec. 4, 1862
  • (893) Dec. 4 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (911) Dec. 4 Skirmish. Winchester NEW YORK--1st (Lincoln) Cavalry. OHIO--7th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--Indpt. Battery "E" Light Arty.

  • (605) Cedar Run, Va. -- Skir. Feb 26, 1863
  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skirs Feb. 25-26, 1863
  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir Feb. 26, 1863
  • (884) Feb. 26 Skirmish, Cedar Run
  • (893) Feb. 26 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (913) Feb. 26 Skirmish, Cedar Run, near Winchester. OHIO---75th Infantry (Detachment).

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir Mch. 19, 1863
  • (893) March 19 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (913) March 19 Skirmish near Winchester WEST VIRGINIA--3d Cavalry.

  • (633) Millwood Road. Va. -- Skir Apr. 8, 1863
  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir Apr. 8, 1863
  • (893) April 8 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (914) April 8 Skirmish, Millwood Road, near Winchester PENNSYLVANIA--12th Cavalry.

  • (605) Cedar Creek Valley, Va. -- Rec. up Apr. 12-13, 1863
  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Rec. from Apr. 12-13, 1863
  • (884) April 12-13 Reconnoissance, Cedar Creek Valley
  • (914) April 12-13 Reconnoissance from Winchester up Cedar Creek Valley PENNSYLVANIA--13th Cavalry.

  • (651) Stump's Tannery, Va. -- Exp. to Apr. 17-18, 1863
  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Rec. from Apr. 17-18, 1863
  • (891) April 17-18 Expedition to Stump's Tannery
  • (914) April 17-18 Expedition from Winchester to Stump's Tannery (No Reports.)

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Rec. from Apr. 20, 1863
  • (893) April 20 Reconnoissance, Winchester
  • (914) April 20 Reconnoissance from Winchester toward Wardensville and Strasburg, and skirmish - CONNECTICUT--18th Infantry. OHIO--110th, 116th, 122d and 123d Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--12th and 13th Cavalry; 87th Infantry. WEST VIRGINIA--3d Cavalry; Battery "D" Light Arty. Union loss, 7 killed. 6 wounded, 14 missing. Total, 27.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir May 4, 1863
  • (893) May 4 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (917) May 4 Skirmish, Winchester WEST VIRGINIA--9th Infantry.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir June 12, 1863
  • (893) June 12 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (918) June 12 Skirmish, Winchester PENNSYLVANIA--12th Cavalry. UNITED STATES-Battery "L," 5th Arty.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir June 13, 1863
  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Action June 13-15, 1863
  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Battle June 15, 1863
  • (893) June 13 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (893) June 13-15 Action, Winchester
  • (893) June 15 Battle, Winchester
  • (918) June 13-15 Actions and Battle, Winchester. CONNECTICUT--18th Infantry. MARYLAND---1st Battalion Potomac Home Brigade Cavalry (Co. "B"); Baltimore Battery Light Arty.; 5th and 6th Infantry. MASSACHUSETTS--1st Heavy Arty. (Co. "I"). NEW YORK --1st Cavalry; 106th Infantry. OHIO--110th, 116th, 122d and 123d Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--12th and 13th Cavalry; 67th and 87th Infantry. WEST VIRGINIA-Battery "D" Light Arty.; 1st (Cos. "C" and "K") and 3d (Cos. "D" and "E") Cavalry; 12th Infantry. UNITED STATES-Battery "L," 5th Arty. Union loss, 95 killed, 348 wounded, 4,000 captured and missing. Total, 4,443.
  • (918) June 15 Battle of Winchester CONNECTICUT--18th Infantry. MARYLAND--1st Battalion Home Brigade Cavalry (Co. "B"); Baltimore Battery Light Arty.; 5th and 6th Infantry.
  • (919) (CONT'D) MASSACHUSETTS---1st Heavy Arty. (Co. "I"). NEW YORK--1st Cavalry; 106th Infantry. OHIO--110th, 116th, 122d and 123d Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--12th and 13th Cavalry; 67th and 87th Infantry. WEST VIRGINIA--Battery "D" Light Arty.: 1st (Cos. "C" and "K") and 3d (Cos. "D" and "E") Cavalry; 12th Infantry. UNITED STATES--Battery "L," 5th Arty.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir June 18, 1863
  • (893) June 18 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (919) June 18 Skirmish, Winchester WEST VIRGINIA--9th Infantry.

  • (596) Averill's Raid -- Raid Aug. 5-31, 1863
  • (882) Aug. 5-31 Raid, Averill's
  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Raid Aug. 5-31, 1863
  • (893) Aug. 5-31 Raid from Winchester, "Averill's"
  • (921) Aug. 5-31 Raid from Winchester through Hardy, Pendleton, Highland, Bath, Greenbrier and Pocahontas Counties, W. Va. (Averill's) ILLINOIS--16th Cavalry (Co. "C"). OHIO--3d Indpt. Cavalry Co. PENNSYLVANIA--14th Cavalry. WEST VIRGINIA--1st (Co. "A") and 3d (Detachment) Cavalry; Batteries "B" and "G," 1st Light Arty.; 2d, 3d and 8th Mounted Infantry.
  • (921) Aug. 14 Scout to Winchester NEW YORK--1st Cavalry (Detachment).

  • (603) Bull Run Mountains, Va. -- Scout Aug. 14, 1863
  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Scout Aug. 14, 1863
  • (883) Aug. 14 Scout, Bull Run Mountains
  • (893) Aug. 14 Scout, Winchester

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir Nov. 13, 1863
  • (893) Nov. 13 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (927) Nov. 13 Affair near Winchester (No Reports.)

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Rec Jan. 3, 1864
  • (893) Jan. 3 Reconnoissance to Winchester
  • (929) Jan. 3 Skirmish, Winchester PENNSYLVANIA--21st Cavalry. - reconnaissance or skirmish? no answers in other pages

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir Feb. 5, 1864
  • (893) Feb. 5 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (929) Feb. 5 Skirmish, Winchester PENNSYLVANIA--12th Cavalry.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir Mch. 22, 1864
  • (893) March 22 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (931) March 22. Skirmish, Winchester PENNSYLVANIA--14th Cavalry.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir Apr. 8, 1864
  • (893) April 8 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (931) April 8 Skirmish, Winchester PENNSYLVANIA--14th Cavalry. WEST VIRGINIA--6th and 7th Cavalry (Detachments). Union loss, 27 missing.

  • (657) Winchester, Va: -- Skir Apr. 26, 1864
  • (893) April 26 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (931) April 25 Skirmish, Winchester PENNSYLVANIA--12th Cavalry.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir June 24, 1864
  • (894) June 24 Skirmish Winchester
  • (947) June 24 Action, Winchester WEST VIRGINIA--5th Cavalry; 1st Infantry.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir July 19, 1864
  • (894) July 19 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (948) July 19 Skirmish, Winchester MARYLAND--1st P. H. B. Cavalry.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir July 21, 1864
  • (894) July 21 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (948) July 21 Skirmish, Winchester WEST VIRGINIA--3d Cavalry.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir July 22, 1864
  • (894) July 22 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (948) July 22 Skirmish, Winchester. Total, 31.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Battle July 24, 1864
  • (887) July 24 Engagement, Kernstown
  • (894) July 24 Battle, Winchester
  • (948) July 24 Engagement, Kernstown or Winchester.. CONNECTICUT--18th Infantry. ILLINOIS--23d Infantry. MARYLAND--1st P. H. B. Cavalry; 2d Eastern Shore Infantry. MASSACHUSETTS--34th Infantry. New York--1st Lincoln, 1st Veteran, 15th and 21st Cavalry; 5th Heavy Arty. (Cos. "A." "B," "C," "D"), 30th Indpt. Battery Light Arty. OHIO---8th Cavalry; 1st Indpt. Battery Light Arty.; 23d, 34th, 36th, 91st, 116th, 123d and 170th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA-12th. 14th, 20th and 22d Cavalry; 54th Infantry. WEST VIRGINIA--1st. 2d, 3d Cavalry; Batteries "B," "E" and "F," Light Arty.: 1st, 4th, 5th. 9th. 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th Infantry. UNITED STATES---Battery "L," 5th Arty. Union loss, 100 killed. 606 wounded. 479 captured and missing. Total, 1,185.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir July 29, 1864
  • (894) July 29 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (949) July 29 Skirmish, Winchester PENNSYLVANIA--12th Cavalry.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir Aug. 11, 1864
  • (894) Aug. 11 Skirmish, Winchester
  • Aug. 11 Skirmish near Winchester MICHIGAN--1st, 5th. 6th and 7th Cavalry. UNITED STATES--Batteries "C" and "F & K." 3d Arty.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir Aug. 15, 1864
  • (894) Aug. 15 Skirmish, Winchester
  • Aug. 15 Skirmish, Winchester PENNSYLVANIA--18th Cavalry.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Action Aug. 17, 1864
  • (894) Aug. 17 Action, Winchester
  • (950) Aug. 17 Action, Winchester CONNECTICUT--1st Cavalry. INDIANA--3d Cavalry. ILLINOIS--23d Infantry. MARYLAND--1st P. H. B. Cavalry. MASSACHUSETTS--2d Cavalry. NEW HAMPSHIRE--1st Cavalry. NEW JERSEY--3d Cavalry; 4th 10th, and 15th Infantry. NEW YORK--2d, 5th, 8th, 22d and 25th Cavalry. OHIO--2d Cavalry. PENNSYLVANIA--18th Cavalry. VERMONT--1st Cavalry. WEST VIRGINIA--10th Infantry. UNITED STATES--Battery "M," 2d Arty. Union loss, 50 wounded, 200 missing. Total, 250.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir Sept. 5, 1864
  • (894) Sept. 5 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (952) Sept. 5 Skirmish, Winchester PENNSYLVANIA--14th Cavalry.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir Sept. 7, 1864
  • (894) Sept. 7 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (952) Sept. 7 Skirmishes near Brucetown and near Winchester INDIANA--3d Cavalry. NEW HAMPSHIRE---1st Cavalry. NEW YORK--8th and 22d Cavalry. VERMONT --1st Cavalry.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir Sept. 14, 1864
  • (894) Sept. 13. Skirmish, Winchester
  • No other info known

  • (638) Opequan Creek Va. -- Battle Sept. 19, 1864
  • (894) Sept. 19 Battle, Winchester
  • (890) Sept. 19 Battle, Opequan Creek
  • (952) Sept. 19 Battle of Opequan, Winchester CONNECTICUT--1st Cavalry; 2d Heavy Arty.; 9th, 12th and 13th Infantry. ILLINOIS---23d Infantry. INDIANA--3d Cavalry (2 Cos.); 17th Indpt. Battery Light Arty.; 8th, 11th and 18th Infantry. IOWA-22d, 24th and 28th Infantry. MAINE--1st and 5th Battery Light Arty.; 1st Veteran; 12th, 14th and 29th Infantry. MARYLAND--6th Infantry. MASSACHUSETTS---2d and 3d Cavalry; 1st Indpt. Battery Light Arty.; 26th, 30th, 34th, 37th, 38th Infantry. MICHIGAN--1st, 5th, 6th and 7th Cavalry. NEW HAMPSHIRE--14th Infantry. NEW JERSEY--3d Cavalry; 4th, 10th, 14th and 15th Infantry. NEW YORK--1st, 2d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 19th, 22d and 25th Cavalry; 5th and 9th Heavy Arty., 1st and 5th Indpt. Batteries Light Arty.: 43d, 49th, 62d, 65th, 75th, 77th, 90th, 106th, 114th, 116th, 121st, 122d, 128th, 131st, 151st, 153d, 156th, 159th, 175th and 176th Infantry. OHIO-2d and 8th (Detachment) Cavalry; Battery "L" 1st Light Arty.: 23d, 34th, 36th, 91st, 110th. 116th, 122d, 123d and 126th Infantry. PENNSYLVANIA--14th, 17th, 18th and 22d Cavalry; Battery "D" 1st Light Arty.; 47th, 49th, 54th, 61st, 67th, 82d, 87th, 93d, 95th, 96th,
  • (953) (cont'd) 98th, 102d, 119th, 138th, 139th Infantry. RHODE ISLAND--1st Cavalry; Batteries "C," "D" and "G" 1st Light Arty.; 2d Infantry. VERMONT--1st Cavalry; 1st Heavy Arty.; 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th and 10th Infantry. WEST VIRGINIA--1st, 2d and 3d Cavalry; 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th and 15th Infantry. WISCONSIN--5th Infantry. UNITED STATES--1st, 2d, 5th and 6th Cavalry; Batteries "K & L" 1st Arty., "B & L" 2d Arty., "B" 5th Arty. Union loss, 697 killed, 3,983 wounded, 338 missing. Total, 5,018.

  • (894) Sept. 24 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (953) Sept. 24 Skirmish near Winchester PENNSYLVANIA--17th Cavalry (Detachment).

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Skir Nov. 16, 1864
  • (894) Nov. 16 Skirmish, Winchester
  • (957) Nov. 16 Skirmish, Winchester PENNSYLVANIA--17th Cavalry.

  • (630) Loudoun County, Va. -- Exp. to Nov. 28-Dec. 3, 1864
  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Exp. from Nov. 28-Dec. 3, 1864
  • (886) Nov. 28-Dec. 3 Expedition to Faquier County
  • (888) Nov. 28-Dec. 3 Expedition, Loudon County
  • (894) Nov. 28-Dec. 3 Expedition from Winchester
  • (957) Nov. 28-Dec. 3 Expedition from Winchester into Faquier and Loudon Counties MASSACHUSETTS--2d Cavalry. MICHIGAN--1st, 5th, 6th and 7th Cavalry. NEW YORK--4th, 6th, 9th, 19th and 25th Cavalry: 6th Indpt. Battery Light Arty. PENNSYLVANIA--17th Cavalry. UNITED STATES--1st, 2d and 5th Cavalry; Battery "C & E" 4th Arty.

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Exp. from Dec. 19-28, 1864
  • (894) Dec. 19-28 Expedition from Winchester
  • (958) Dec. 19-28 Expedition from Winchester to near Gordonsville MASSACHUSETTS--2d Cavalry. MICHIGAN--1st, 5th, 6th and 7th Cavalry. NEW YORK--1st (Lincoln), 4th, 6th, 9th, 19th and 25th Cavalry; 6th Indpt. Battery Light Arty. PENNSYLVANIA--14th, 17th and 20th Cavalry. RHODE ISLAND--1st Cavalry. WEST VIRGINIA--1st, 2d and 3d Cavalry. UNITED STATES --1st, 2d and 5th Cavalry; Batteries "C & E" 4th Arty., "L" 5th Arty. Union loss, 43 wounded.

  • (634) Moorefield, W. Va. -- Scout Feb. 4-6, 1865
  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Exp. from Feb. 4-6, 1865
  • (894) Feb. 4-6 Expedition from Winchester
  • (959) Feb. 4-6 Expedition from Winchester to Moorfield, W. Va CONNECTICUT--1st Cavalry. NEW HAMPSHIRE--1st Cavalry. NEW YORK--8th and 22d Cavalry. OHIO --2d Cavalry (Detachment).
  • (968) Feb. 4-6 Scout, Moorefield

  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Exp. from Feb. 13-17, 1865

  • (630) Loudoun County, Va. -- Exp. to Feb. 18-19, 1865
  • (657) Winchester, Va. -- Exp. from Feb. 18-19, 1865
  • (894) Feb. 18-19 Expedition from Winchester
  • (960) Feb. 18-19 Expedition from Winchester into Loudon County NEW YORK--21st Cavalry. PENNSYLVANIA--14th Cavalry (Detachments).

  • (658) Winchester, Va. -- Exp. from Feb. 27, 1865
  • (658) Winchester, Va. -- Exp. from Feb. 27-Mch. 19, 1865



  • (658) Winchester, Va. -- Convoy Mch. 3-8, 1865
  • (658) Winchester, Va. -- Scout Mch. 16, 1865
  • (658) Winchester, Va. -- Scout Mch. 17-19, 1865
  • (658) Winchester, Va. -- Scout .Mch. 20-21, 1865
  • (658) Winchester, Va. -- Scout Mch. 27-29, 1865
  • (894) Feb. 27-March 28 1865 Exp. from Winchester, "Sheridan's"
  • (894) March 3-8 Convoy to Winchester
  • (894) March 16 Scout, Winchester
  • (894) March 17-19 Scout, Winchester
  • (894) March 20-21 Scout, Winchester
  • (894) March 27-29 Scout from Winchester

DYER 960


  • (960) Feb. 27-March 2 Expedition from Winchester (Sheridan's). CONNECTICUT--1st Cavalry. MASSACHUSETTS--2d Cavalry. MICHIGAN--1st, 5th, 6th and 7th Cavalry. NEW HAMPSHIRE--1st Cavalry. NEW JERSEY--3d Cavalry. NEW YORK--1st (Lincoln), 2d, 4th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 15th and 19th Cavalry. OHIO--2d Cavalry. PENNSYLVANIA--6th, 17th and 20th Cavalry. RHODE ISLAND---1st Cavalry. VERMONT--1st Cavalry. WEST VIRGINIA--1st, 2d and 3d Cavalry. UNITED STATES--1st, 5th and 6th Cavalry; Batteries "M" 2d Arty., "C & E" 4th Arty.
  • (960) March 3-8 Convoy of prisoners from Waynesborough to Winchester NEW HAMPSHIRE--1st Cavalry. NEW YORK--4th, 9th and 22d Cavalry. RHODE ISLAND---1st Cavalry, and dismounted men of 1st and 3d Cavalry Divisions.
  • (960) March 16 Scout from Winchester to Front Royal.. MASSACHUSETTS---3d Cavalry (Detachment).
  • (960) March 17-19 Scout from Winchester to Edenburg NEW YORK--22d Cavalry (Detachment).
  • (960) March 20-21 Scout from Winchester to Edenburg NEW YORK--4th Cavalry.
  • (960) March 27-29 Scout from Winchester to Woodstock (No Reports.)
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