Supporters event · October 27, 2026 · 11:00 a.m.
Come Stand Up for West Virginia’s Battlefields
The Battlefields Are Here.
The Vote is in Washington!
RSVP Encouraged to Help with Planning.
Harpers Ferry · Photo: Jim Schlett
When
Tuesday, October 27, 202611:00 a.m. · Eastern TimeWhere
Bavarian InnPotomac River Overlook · Shepherdstown, WVEveryone is welcome
Free & open to the publicOutdoor event; dress for the weather.Stand with us
A historic place.
A moment to show up.
Join the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. for a supporters event at the Bavarian Inn’s Potomac River overlook in Shepherdstown. The event site looks over a portion of the Shepherdstown Battlefield, one of the battlefields this legislation would bring into the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District.
Guests of honor & speakers
With the members carrying the bills in Congress
U.S. Senator
Jim Justice
Sponsor of S. 5169, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District Boundary Expansion and Partnership Act of 2026.
U.S. Representative
Riley Moore
Sponsor of the companion bill, H.B. 10581, the "Shenandoah VALOR Act" in the House of Representatives.
The legislation
Preserve the ground.
Share the story.
Together, the bills would add Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties in West Virginia, and Rockbridge County in Virginia, to the National Historic District. They would aid in the protection and interpretation of battlefields and civil war sites throughout the newly added counties, authorize funding for preservation, visitor facilities, grants, and technical assistance, and allow land to be acquired only from willing sellers.
All this would enhance the tourism economy of the region. Both measures have bipartisan support from the West Virginia and Virginia delegations.
Bring your neighbors.
Stand up for our history.
This is a rally for passage, in one of West Virginia’s most historic towns, with the members carrying them in Congress. Bring neighbors, local leaders, veterans, students, and anyone who believes that the Eastern Panhandle’s Civil War ground belongs in the national story.
Free and open to the public.
Outdoor event; dress for the weather.
Meet us at the overlook
Bavarian InnPotomac River Overlook
164 Shepherd Grade Road
Shepherdstown, WV 25443 Get directions
Registration
RSVP Encouraged to Help with Planning.
Please let us know you’re coming. The event is free and open to the public.