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In 1861 it served as headquarters for Gen. R. H. Milroy. In 1862 it was headquarters for Gen. N.P. Banks, who took the town for the first time. It was again used by Gen. Milroy in 1863. In the fall of 1864–1865 Gen. Sheridan used it as headquarters, and Sheridan left here to rally his troops at the Battle of Ceder Creek on Oct. 19, 1864. After the war it became the Episcopal Female Institute.
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Winchester, Virginia · United States
