Winchester 1864 Confederate spy tale linked to Sheridan
Rebecca Wright a Quaker girl and her family sheltered Union sympathizers in Winchester during 1864. A Confederate officer befriended them while recovering, and a pawned tinfoil note carried by a Black messenger enabled Gen. Sheridan to plan an attack, leading to a Union victory and later gifts to Miss Wright.
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Wright
Early
Richmond
Gen. Sheridan
Millwood
Becky
Winchester
Union
Sheridan
Washington
Fort Hill
Main ‘Street
Fisher ’S Hill
Opequon
Milwood
Forsythe
H. Sheridan
Winchester Woman Loses Pocket During 1864 Battle
Elizabeth Baker, great great grandmother of City Sergeant G G Baker, writes from Winchester after the Third Battle of Winchester on Sept 19 1864. She describes a shell strike while seeking safety that displaced her pocket containing notes on her sons Josiah L Baker and John I Baker totaling 2100 dollars. She warns against transfer of the notes and asks that any papers be returned to the owner so the finder may keep the contents.
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Elizabeth Baker
G. G. Baker
Winchester News
Angerona Terrace
Winchester
Berryville
National Aves
Baker
Berryville Ave
Acme
Josiah L. Baker
John I. H. Baker
Winchester-Frederick Cancer Society Plans Annual Meeting
The Winchester-Frederick County unit of the American Cancer Society will hold its annual meeting next Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Winchester Memorial Hospital staff room. Lay and medical candidates for the board and officers will be elected. Drs Jesse Cloveland and Lilburn Talley, radiologists, will discuss the cobalt therapy unit now installed in the hospital radiology department, followed by a tour of the radiology area.
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Winchester-Frederick County
The
American Cancer Society
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Jesse Cloveland
Lilburn Talley
Polio Vaccine Doses Administered in Berryville and Boyce
The Berryville Berryville Boyce area reports 4385 Sabin polio vaccine doses given at local stations for the first immunization day. The Jaycees thank responders and volunteers and note a second dose will be offered Sunday October 18 at the same sites.
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Berryville
Boyce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Cable Cars Shut Down for Month-Long Upgrade
San Francisco officials order a December 15 to January 15 shutdown of cable cars to install new equipment. The Public Utilities Commission mandated the period to complete the upgrades and minimize service disruption.
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Public Utilities Commission
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Tate Ee McKinley
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