8th Ohio Infantry at 1st Kernstown
American Civil War
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16m
Take a walk with Andrew around the Kernstown Battlefield just outside Winchester, Virginia. On this tour you will be transported back to March 23, 1862. Following the footsteps of the 8th Ohio Infantry on that day as they made history crossing paths with a portion of Stonewall Jackson’s men.
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