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First Kernstown Battlefield

The Kernstown Battlefield Association owns and operates the Kernstown Battlefield on the 1854 Pritchard-Grim Farm 3 miles south of downtown Winchester, Virginia.  The 350-acre battlefield park has walking trails and a small museum and visitor's center inside the Pritchard farmhouse. Two battles were fought here, one in March 1862 and again in July 1864.

Kernstown Battlefield
Kernstown Battlefield Association

First Kernstown Battlefield: What's Nearby

Winchester, VA
Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum
Winchester, VA

Preservation

The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 388 acres at First Kernstown Battlefield.

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Related Battles

Frederick County, VA | March 23, 1862
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
1,308
Union
590
Confed.
718