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Thursday, December 22, 2016

BOTH SIDES TOUR XVIII

The 1864 Campaign in the Shenandoah Valley
Battles of Third Winchester and Cedar Creek

Saturday, April 8, 2017

Learn about the Quaker Schoolmarm Spy
And the Death of General Patton’s Grandfather
                                 
 We’ll spend a full day in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, starting with the first Union victory at the Battle of Third Winchester and the death of World War II Hero George Patton’s grandfather. We’ll pause at the spot where Mosby’s Rangers would surprise members of the Seventeenth Pennsylvania (killing Private Sell) near Stephenson’s Depot later that year. Then it’s on to the Winchester home of the young female spy who told Union General Sheridan that the Confederates had weakened General Early by sending key artillery forces back to protect Richmond.  We’ll stop at the Stonewall Jackson section of Mount Hebron Cemetery to visit the gravesites of the Patton and Ashby brothers and stand in the same spot as General Patton did when he visited the gravesite of his grandfather and great uncle in 1919.  After lunch at the Golden Corral, we’ll head “Up the Valley” (south) to Strasburg and Fisher’s Hill where the Union Army of the Shenandoah routed a thin Confederate line and pushed it farther south.  At Cedar Creek, we’ll view an excellent electric map explaining the battle at a National Park Service facility in Middletown. Finally, we’ll drive though the battlefield, passing the historic Belle Grove manor house that was in the center of it all. As usual, there will be stories from years ago along the way. 

Start the day with coffee and donuts at the Museum, 6121 Franconia Road, in the Franconia Governmental Center. Board a comfortable, restroom equipped motor coach for the trip to the battlefields as well as lunch, gratuities, fees and a McDonald’s snack card on the way home.

BUS LEAVES AT 8:15 A.M. SHARP

Sponsored by the Franconia Museum
         Both Sides Tour April 8, 2017 Registration Form

Contact Don Hakenson at 703-971-4984 or dhakenson@verizon.net
Carl Sell at 703-971-4716 or sellcarl@aol.com
Ben Trittipoe at 571-274-2467 or btritt1@gmail.com

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Cost: $100.00. Cost includes bus, lunch, and a fast-food value card on the way home, as well as any entrance fees to the historic sites and a contribution to the Franconia Museum. Bottled water will be provided on the bus. No cancellations after April 1, 2017. Tour will be Held Rain or ShineLeave from Franconia Museum at Franconia Governmental Center, 6121 Franconia Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22310. Free parking. 
   
Make checks payable to Don Hakenson.
Mail to:
Both Sides Tour
4708 Lillian Drive
Franconia, VA  22310

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