Upcoming events

Author Talk: “The Men…Had Got into a Fighting Regiment”

• 2:00 p.m.
• Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum
• Free · Open to the public

Join Jerry Ankeny, author of The Civil War Sacrifice of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, for a presentation about the role played by Somerset County soldiers in the battles of Hupp’s Hill and Cedar Creek in October 1864. Men of the 54th and 93rd Pennsylvania Infantry regiments fought at multiple locations across these battlefields, including land preserved by the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation at Thoburn’s Redoubt and Miller’s Farm.

About the speaker: Gerald H. “Jerry” Ankeny is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, a Gulf War veteran, and a direct descendant of two Union soldiers from Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He lives in Huntersville, North Carolina.

Online Author Talk: “Your Son Is Dead”

• 7:00 p.m. Eastern
• Online via Zoom
• Jerry Ankeny

Join Jerry Ankeny, author of The Civil War Sacrifice of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, for an online presentation about Somerset County’s soldiers in the 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Serving primarily in the 54th Pennsylvania Infantry, these men fought in all the campaign’s major battles—from New Market on May 15 to Cedar Creek on October 19. The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation preserves much of the ground where they served, struggled, and sacrificed.

About the speaker: Gerald H. “Jerry” Ankeny is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, a Gulf War veteran, and a direct descendant of two Union soldiers from Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He lives in Huntersville, North Carolina.

Park Clean-Up Day

• Saturday · 9:00 a.m.
• Third Winchester Battlefield Park
• Volunteer event

Help care for Third Winchester Battlefield Park. Volunteer projects will include trail clearing, interpretive sign cleaning, trash pickup, fence repair and staining, and more. Sign up to receive additional details and event updates.

Holidays in Winchester During the Civil War

• 12:00 p.m.
• Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum
• Included with admission

SVBF Ranger Michael Gionfriddo explores how Winchester residents celebrated the holidays during the American Civil War. Foundation members attend free. The museum is located at 20 N. Loudoun St., Winchester.