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The Jack Ackerly Civil War Library
Located on the top floor of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation headquarters at 9386 S. Congress Street in New Market, the Jack Ackerly Civil War Library brings together:
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More than 5,000 books specializing in Shenandoah Valley and Virginia Civil War history.
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More than 6,000 periodicals dating from the 1860s to today, including publications of the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society and Shenandoah University’s Journal of the Shenandoah Valley During the Civil War.
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A dedicated Shenandoah Valley Research Room for focused study.
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Searchable online book and periodical databases, available below.
Plan a research visit
Library Hours
Open Monday and Thursday, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Other times may be available to individual researchers by arrangement. Please contact us if you need assistance.
Questions or appointments
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Help preserve the collection
Volunteer with the Library
Volunteers help the Jack Ackerly Library inventory, accession, and catalogue its growing collection of Civil War books and magazines. Opportunities also include transcribing, researching, documenting, cataloguing, and photographing letters, documents, photographs, and objects in the Foundation’s collection.
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Search Our Library
Search by keyword to find books and articles in the Jack Ackerly Civil War Library. The two databases are organized separately below.
Search tip 01
Find an item
Enter a title, author, subject, place, or other keyword in the search box above the database.
Search tip 02
View and sort results
Select the plus icon beside a row for more details. Select a column heading once for A–Z order and again for Z–A.
Database 01
Search Books
Database 02