The Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum
Housed in the Historic 1840 Courthouse
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About the Area
Civil War Roundtable
Meeting Held at Museum
Third Winchester Battlefield Park
Retrace the Footsteps of Civil War Soldiers
“Within the courtyard, without the railing of which paced a cordon of guards in blue, was a mass of prisoners in gray""
Northern sketch artist James Taylor after Third WinchesterAbout the Courthouse
The Old Court House was built in 1840 to serve the citizens of Winchester and Frederick County. It was constructed on the site of the 1741 courthouse which was the first courthouse beyond the Blue Ridge mountains.
