BGuthrie Photos: VA -- Winchester -- Mt. Hebron Cemetery (plus Natl Cemetery)

VA -- Winchester -- Mt. Hebron Cemetery (plus Natl Cemetery):

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1. WINHEB_971103_01.JPG: Winchester; Cemetery; Confederate Memorial
Description of Subject Matter: Part of the Third Battle of Winchester, this cemetery contains the remains of over 3,000 Confederate soldiers killed in nearby battles. Some of the Civil War notables buried here are the Ashby brothers (General Turner Ashby and Captain Richard Ashby) and the Patton brothers (George and Tazewell Patton, grandfather and grand-uncle of WWII General George Patton). Stonewall Confederate Cemetery is part of Mount Hebron Cemetery. Preceding from http://www.civilwar.org/TravelersInformation/TravelerDetail.asp?lngTravelersInformationID=622

The public cemetery here was dedicated on 1844. Over the years, various bodies were reinterred here from outlying graveyards. The oldest grave here is that of George Helm, 1723-1769.

Across the street is the National Cemetery

The land around Winchester National Cemetery was used for burials as early as 1862, but after the Civil War additional land was appropriated by the federal government and it was established as a National Cemetery in 1866. In 1870, the land was officially purchased from the land's owner.
Numerous Civil War battlefield cemeteries had their remains reinterred in Winchester, including those from the Battle of Winchester, the Battle of Front Royal, and the Battle of Harpers Ferry. The cemetery grounds underwent significant renovations during the 1930s, adding walls, maintenance buildings, and improving the headstones.
Winchester National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
The above was from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_National_Cemetery

Various people, structures, and markers here:
Stonewall Cemetery: Considered the first dedicated Confederate cemetery. Since June 6, 1866, memorial services commemorating the 1862 date of Gen. Turner Ashby's death have been held annually at Stonewall Cemetery. There are 2,576 known and 829 unknown buried here. The Ashby Brothers were reburied here on October 31, 1866 and the Stars and Stripes in neighboring the National Cemetery flew at half-mast in his honor. Over 250 Confederate dead lie elsewhere in Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
The Ashby Brothers: Capt. Richard Ashby and Gen. Turner Ashby are both buried here.
The Patton Brothers: Grandfather and grand-uncle of General George Patton of World War II fame are buried here. George was killed in the Third Battle of Winchester while Tazewell was killed at Gettysburg.
Col. Lewis T. Moore: Offered his home to Stonewall Jackson for his use as headquarters during the Valley Campaign in 1862. The house is now a Civil War museum.
Mary Greenhow Lee: One of the famed "Devil Diarists" of Winchester during the Civil War, the venomous Mrs. Lee ranted against the hated Yankees until finally banished from town.
Sen. Harry F. Byrd: Served as governor of Virginia 1926-30 and U.S. Senator 1933-65. He was a brother of Admiral Richard E. Byrd, famed Antarctic explorer, who's buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Gov. Frederick W.M. Holliday: A colonel in the Stonewall Brigade, he lost his right army in the Slaughter Mountain battle in 1862. He served in the Confederate congress until 1865, Governor of Virginia 1878-82. He gave the address in 1870 at the memorial service for Robert E. Lee.
Charles B. Rouss: A famous merchandiser, he constructed Battle Abbey in Richmond and monuments to Confederate dead on boulevards and in cemeteries throughout the South. He developed Winchester's water works and built city hall among other things. He's buried in a Parthenon-like structure in the cemetery.
Gatehouse: Charles Rouse paid for this gatehouse, dying in 1902 before the cornerstone could be laid.
General Daniel Morgan: A hero of the American Revolution, he died in Winchester in 1802. His native New Jersey wanted him back and Winchester responded by disinterring his body and hiding the remains. A Cowpens delegation tried to get his body buried near the 1781 battlefield in 1951. Winchester responded by placing a new memorial to Morgan here in 1953.
Judge John Handley: Born in 1835 in Ireland, Handley made a fortune in mining, banking, and real estate. He donated lots of money to Winchester, helping build the main public library and city schools.
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1997 photos: Since 1984, I've lived in Silver Spring, Maryland. From 1981 to 2002, photos were taken using a Pentax ME Super camera. From 1989 to 2002, I was doing all pictures as prints (instead of slides which I had grown up on). In 1997, at the age of 40, my photo obsession began and I started taking thousands of photos per year. In September, 2002, I switched to digital cameras and the number of photos exploded. Trips this year: North Carolina (Dad), Florida (Mom), using a time share in Arkansas to visit Civil War sites in Missouri, Georgia, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee. The Civil War became my excuse to see places I'd never been to in my life and it was a great motivator for 20 years or so. Image quality for my pictures is variable because these are scans of slides and/or prints at varying quality/resolutions. The Great Pandemic Digitizing Project: When I was first setting up my website in August, 2000, I had decided to digitize some of my favorite pre-digital slides and prints. The scans were fairly low resolution but they were good enough. With COVID forcing me to stay indoors, I decided to rescan ALL of my pre-digital images from multiple sources (slides, prints, and negatives) at a much higher resolution and quality setting. (I digitized Dad's slides at the same time). Instead of replacing my original scans, I added the new scans to existing pages, figuring I'd select the best ones later. As a result, multiple versions of images appear on most of these early pages. At some point, I'll take the time to do a final review and get rid of the duplicates.
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