Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-07-23


the 10Th Of September in which up
wards ofi5.of0 meu were killed wound
ed and captured.
The other road by which one en-
tiers the Virginia Valley Is at Wiilian-
sport. There begins the great valley
which furnishes zine rock bed for
/ nearly two hundred miles south. st
this point the second division Of Brad.
docks army crossed into Virgins.
The same place General Patterson with
the Federal Army crossed the river in
1861. He was met by General Jack son
at Falling V aters 4 few miles south.
aud one Il the first batti of the war
was fought there The valley road leads
through Martipsburg one Of the thriv-
ing cities OF the valley One now enters
the great battlefield OF the Valley, and
IN his imagination he may see great
armies marching, aud hear the roar
of cannon and the rattle OF musketry.
All along the way for hundred miles
he might see dead and wounded men.
Along this same road Bra sdock march
ed. One Of his camping grounds was
at the Big Spring three miles south or
Mar'insburg.
AT Bunker HUI Patterson stopped in
1851 with his army and turned back
to Harper's Ferry IN stcad Of going on
To Winchester and holding Johnston.
and thus making possible the Confed-
crate victory at Manassas. BY the side
OF the road stands the little Preshyte-
rian church used as a fort during the
war whose walls are dented with the
marks Of many bullets. A short dis.
lance west of this church General Dou-
bleday, who commanded Pstterson's
srti Icry, had planted his batteries
pointing toward Winchester. Az one
time the whole Of Lee'e army was
camped In about this place. Here too
1t was thought that the frat battle
Of the war would be fought max
Ing il the ''Sccond Battle OF Bunker
Hill.n
Winchester, fourteen mues south,
was at one time the most important
town In tha Valley. 1t was one time
the depot for southwest Virginia. The
goods were carried frat on pack horses
and hence the name given to sone OF
the roads a. "rhe Pack Horse Road
It was at this place that Lord Loudon
under the direction Of the English gov.
eminent as early AZ 1850 established
Fcrt Loudon, one OF a Iiue OF forts
built TO protect the colonies from the
Indians. Ii IL said that Washington
laid out this fort ana sent TO Mount
made the iron work for it. This fort
contained n strong garrison, and was
mounted with twenty-four cannon.
During the war OF the Revolution ! 800
Hessian prisoners were confined near
the town During the French and In
dian wars Washington his headquar-
ters In Winchester. 1t WAS Ia hotel
that once stood on London street IN
this place that Chief Justice Marshall
delivered to some young men his fa-
nous defense of the Christian faith,
In the Presbyterian cemetery lies bur-
led Geaeral Daniel Morgan, the hero
of the battle OF Cowpens. Under the
old Episcopal church Lord Fairfax,
the icrdly owner OF the Northern Neck
Of Virgil Ia, is buried. Here Is also bu-
ried In one Of the grave yards, General
Roberdeaux, who at his own expense,
ence built fort at Wyoming, Penn
sylyania.
II Winchester durl ny the Civil war
was 10 the very center Of the battles In
7 the Valley. IT was stfagetic point.
4 Il commanded the Valley. From arm
les operating east u the Blue Ridge or
west could be reinforced II was from
i Winchester that Johnston led his
army to A anas-as in time to win thst
battle. From Winchester Sheridan
made his famous ride, and through
| which at one time he led ten thousand
calvary ia one hody. Winchester too
Il witnessed the defeat Of Mlroy and
Banks.
Thirteen miles east Of Winchester,
connected by macadan road, Is
! Berry vile, sometimes called "Battle-
4 town" from the numerous iistic en-
Ieounters there. About half mile north
Of Berryyille ~ sSoldier's Rest oc-
cupied by General Daniel Morgan and
near this is the sight OF a building in
which Washington lived while sur
veying the lands OF Lord Fairfax in
the Shenandoah Valley and elsewhere.
Near White Post is Saratoga, the
home OF General Morgan built for him
by Hessian prisoners. Near wildwood
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