Brother Peter took the author and their brother Gary on a tour of local Civil War sites. They saw sculptures and monuments commemorating battles that occurred in the area. Locations on the tour included plantations, mills, farms and roads that played roles in significant Civil War events. Brother Peter has a strong interest in the Civil War history of the region.

1. 2012
1 5 T H
NOVEMBER
CIVIL WAR TOUR
Brother
Peter
spent the
day with
Gary and I
and took
us on a
tour of
the local
civil war
sites.
ABOVE IS A SCULPTURE OF GEORGE
WASHINGTON AS A YOUNG SURVEYOR.
WHILE SURVEYING THIS PART OF
VIRGINIA HE STAYED IN THE HOUSE TO
Historic Virginia... George stayed here. THE LEFT. THE SCULPTURE OF
WASHINGTON IS BY OUR FRIEND
MALCOLM HARLOW COMMISSIONED BY
THE WINCHESTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
THE VALLEY
PIKE SURVEY
GEORGE DID IS
NOW THE
VALLEY PIKE
ROAD
ENTERING
BELLE GROVE
Slave
quarters
AT THE BATTLE OF
UNION SOLDIERS FLED ACROSS BELLE GROVE PLANTATION CEDAR CREEK

2. STORM DAMAGE ABOVE
DIRECTLY LEFT IS THE REMAINS
OF AND OLD STONE MILL HOUSE
THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS
FORCED A RETREAT OF UNION
SOLDIERS THRU TO THIS FARM.
THE BATTLE OF HUPP’S HILL
ENDED HERE.

3. The house above
THE CIVIL WAR has a water source
that is under the
1. SOME HISTORIANS
DISPUTE THE TRAIN THEFT house. This one
ACTUALLY HAPPENED feature made
settlers resistant
2. SEVERAL RAIL ROAD CARS to Indian attack.
WERE STOLEN AND MOVED
They did not have
FROM MARTINSBURG
WEST VIRGINIA TO to go out side for
STRASSBURGE VIRGINIA water.
3. EVENTUALLY THE TRAINS
ENDED UP IN RICHMOND
VA AND USED BY THE
CONFEDERATE ARMY.

4. Brother Peter is a Civil War Buff
THE HOUSE IN THE PICTURE
ABOVE HAS A CANNON BALL AND
BULLETS FROM THIS BATTLE T R EE R ID DL ED WI T H BU L L ETS
LODGED IN THE WALLS. F RO M T H E C I V I L WAR
THE OL D HIGHWAY
SANDY DAMAG E

5. ABOVE MY BROTHERS KEN, JEFF AND PETE.
THE BLUE HOUSE IS AN OLD MILL HOUSE
THE OLD STONE CHIMNEY IS THE
REMNANTS OF A HOUSE ON PETE’S FARM.