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Stephenson’s Depot

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Stephenson’s Depot was a station on the rail line that ran from Winchester to Harpers Ferry during the Civil War. Like many areas in the Shenandoah Valley, more than one battle was fought there. In 1863 Confederate troops crushed Union troops under Brigadier General Milroy. In 1864 Union cavalry formed here for their saber charge during the climax of the Third Battle of Winchester.

A monument and a historical marker are in the town of Stephenson itself:

1st Maryland Battery C.S.A. monument
Action at Stephenson’s Depot Virginia historical marker

Two wayside markers are south of town at the site of the 1863 battle:

Stephenson Depot – “The Thermopylae of my campaign”
Third Battle of Winchester – One Moving Mass of Glittering Sabers