Jackson's Headquarters

Confederate Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, commanding the Shenandoah Valley military district, lived in Alta Vista in Winchester from mid-November 1861 through early March 1862. There he planned a winter campaign against Union forces at Romney and Bath, present-day Berkeley Springs, and prepared to defend the Shenandoah Valley. The Gothic Revival-style cottage had been built in 1854 for William M. Fuller, and its south-facing entrance overlooked a broad, open hillside with a commanding view of Winchester. Its owner in 1861, Lt. Col. Lewis T. Moore of the 4th Virginia Infantry, offered the house to Jackson for his headquarters. Jackson’s wife, Mary Anna, joined him in December 1861, and during his time in Winchester he became fond of the community and hoped to settle there after the war. One hundred years later, the house was purchased for use as a museum, and its collection includes many artifacts associated with Stonewall Jackson.

Winchester, Virginia · United States