Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum — Attraction in Winchester

The Shenandoah Valley is quickly becoming a favorite place for me to visit and to learn about its Civil War history. Went to Cedar Creek two weeks ago, visited here yesterday, and 3rd Winchester today! This museum takes what you see on the battlefield and puts artifacts and more stories of what was happening in the Valley. I loved looking at the Court room, seeing up the bell tower, and seeing the graffiti on the inner walls from the Civil War era. Definitely a cool building with a nice gift shop to boot! I bought a t shirt for the Shenandoah battlefields organization and my girlfriend bought one for her and another for her dad. (picture is from a couple weeks...

We attended a walking tour and were very disappointed at how the enslavement of human beings was minimized with but one reference as: "unfortunate." Being caught in the rain is unfortunate, folks, not the systemic & brutal enslavement of people. Also heard of how a local white woman was refused a meeting or a favor from a Union Gen and instead the tyrannical union Gen met with black women - so the white woman sends the Gen an insulting valentine (a picture of which was circulated). This story was told to demonstrate how the white woman achieved some kind of petty vengeance for her...

Just went there to day I love it and by being there I found out that they held union soldiers prisoners in that room upstairs and you can see writing on walls from the prisoners it a must see for civil war fans. I highly recommend it if you get the chance to come here .Winchester Virginia is a place full of historic places I highly recommend coming here for a few days or...