Shenandoah County Library Archives

Shenandoah County Library Digital Archives

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Portrait of George Alva Boyer in his later years. He became the oldest living Confederate Veteran in Woodstock before he died.

During the Civil War, Mr. Boyer served with Company E of the 35th Battalion (also known as White's Battalion) of the…

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Color postcard showing a view of the area around Fishers Hill in northern Shenandoah County. The view is facing west. The Shenandoah River can be seen in the foreground and Fishers Hill is in the mid-ground.

The small unincorporated community of…

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Postcard showing the "Federal Positions" on the site of the New Market Battlefield.

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Postcard showing the 54th PA Infantry Monument located on the New Market Battlefield.

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Postcard showing the monument to the Fifty Fourth Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment on the New Market Battlefield.

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Copy of an older tin-type image of Ephriam Mowery, son of John Mowery. Ephriam served in the Confederate Army in Company G of the 2nd Virginia Infantry. He died on April 14, 1865, in Elmira, N.Y. He is buried in Woodlawn National Cemetery in Elmira…

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Reproduction photograph of Elizabeth "Eliza" Clinedinst Crim. The original image was probably taken in about 1870.

Eliza was also known as “Mother Crim” due to her actions following the Civil War Battle of New Market caring for cadets from the…

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Portrait of Elizabeth “Eliza” Clinedinst Crim reading a book.
Eliza was also known as “Mother Crim” due to her actions following the Civil War Battle of New Market caring for cadets from the Virginia Military Institute.
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Postcard showing a view of the New Market battlefield.

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Unidentified Confederate Veteran standing beside his unidentified wife.

The man is wearing a Southern Cross of Honor, a commemorative medal established in 1899 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to honor Confederate Veterans.

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Postcard showing the Confederate Monument on the New Market battlefield.

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Portrait of Colonel John Grabill in his later years. He served in the Confederate Army and is wearing a Southern Cross medal on his chest.

He was best remembered for being the first Superintendent of schools in Shenandoah County and for running…

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Photograph of an unidentified older man in a suit and standing with his cane by a chair. He is also wearing a Southern Cross of Honor medal on his lapel indicating he is a veteran of the U.S. Civil War.

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Heavily damaged and faded photo of a framed photograph of an unidentified soldier in uniform.

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Postcard showing the Confederate Monument at the New Market battlefield

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Postcard showing a monument that marks the spot where VMI Cadets participated at the Battle of New Market.

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Postcard with a picture of the Cedar Creek Battlefield located north of Strasburg Virginia.

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Color postcard with a picture of a field on the Cedar Creek Battlefield site.

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Postcard showing the Bushong House located on what is now the New Market Battlefield. The postcard is in color and was produced in 1906 by Henkel & Co., printers in New Market Virginia.

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Postcard showing the Bushong house located on the New Market Battlefield.

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Color postcard with a picture of the Belle Grove Plantation House located near Middletown Virginia. As the card notes, the house was Phil Sheridan's Headquarters during the battle of Cedar Creek. However, the Indian Massacre story is unproven.

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Postcard showing a painting of the Bushong House owned and occupied by Jacob Bushong during the Battle of New Market. Includes a description of the house, history of the family, and an account of the battle.

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Photographic postcard showing "Battlefield Crystal Caverns" in Strasburg Virginia.

In the image Crystal Caverns and several other structures that surrounded it during the first half of the 20th century are visible. These include a museum,…

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Postcard with a picture and description of the various tourist attractions at Hupps Hill in Strasburg Virginia. This includes the Civil War Museum and Crystal Caverns.

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Detailed map of the First Battle of Kernstown fought in 1862. The words, "The Handley Library", are along the margin.
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