Events

A special guided tour of the 150th commemoration of the First Battle of Kernstown will be conducted by renown historian Gary Ecelbarger including walking tours of both the Pritchard Farm and the Glass Farm with the inclusion of portions of the battlefield on Sandy Ridge which have never before been explored by the public. 

The tour begins in the morning at the Pritchard Farm where the fighting began on the afternoon of March 23, 1862. The tour includes motorcoach transportation between each location with a stop for lunch with historian Scott Patchan speaking. The afternoon tour includes the Glass Farm and a short hop from there to the adjacent property on Sandy Ridge where the final events of the battle took place. The motorcoach returns to the Pritchard Farm to end the tour.

Tour includes:

    ~ Motorcoach transportation between each stop

    ~ Full buffet luncheon at the Best Western Lee Jackson Motor Inn

    ~ Printed booklet with battlefield maps

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An evening bonus for those who wish to add on to this tour: Consecutive ceremonies at the Stonewall and the National Cemeteries in Winchester with a 7:00pm candlelight reading of the names of those Confederate and Union soldiers who perished in the First Battle of Kernstown who are buried in one of these cemeteries.  This is the first time ever for this ceremony. There is no charge for this event. Transportation on your own.

TOUR COST:  $65 per person

Registration deadline:  March 10

For information, 540-869-2896, www.kernstownbattle.org.

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