Civil War Trust 2018 Calendar, February: Kernstown, Va.

KERNSTOWN, VA.  388 acres saved

Photograph of Kernstown Battlefield, Winchester, Virgina, by Buddy Secor.

On the 155th anniversary of the First Battle of Kernstown, the Civil War Trust announced the preservation of 73 acres at the Shenandoah Valley battlefield, including the 37-acre Sandy Ridge tract, which saw heavy fighting during the 1862 battle.

In partnership with the Kernstown Battlefield Association, the Trust has saved nearly 400 acres of hallowed ground at Kernstown.

--Old Secesh