• Foster a spirit of cooperation between existing organizations, writers, historians, genealogists, collectors, preservationists, and other members of the Shenandoah County community.
• Aid in the collection and creation of materials and publications about the history of Shenandoah County and ensure that they are preserved and made available to the community.
• Support efforts by citizens, organizations and government to preserve historic buildings and sites.
• Share history through programs and exhibits.
The Shenandoah County Historical Society was founded in 1985 and is established as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. It is completely volunteer driven. The Society is sustained by memberships, donations, grants and profits from book sales. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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It's About Time: The sculpting of the Memorial of General James Longstreet
Gary Casteel
This Monument is to be found at the Gettysburg Battlefield. 1998. 47 pages. Signed.
Softcover
Item# 1003
Price: $8
Members: $7
The Aftermath of Battle The Buriel of the Civil War Dead
Meg Groeling
This book examines what happened to the hundreds of thousands of men who died, were wounded or disabled as a result of the war. It picks up the story as the battles end. The burial of the dead was an overwhelming experience for the armies and communities forced to clean up after the destruction of battle.
Hardcover
Item# 1026
Price: $17
Members: $16
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Valley Thunder: The Battle of New Market • Charles R. Knight • This new look at the Battle of New Market, Va. and the Opening of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of May, 1864, is the first full-length account in more than three decades to reexamine this historic event. The author is a former historical interpreter at New Market Battlefield State Historical Park. 2010. 313 pages. Hardcover • Item #1012 • Price: $31 Members: $30
Locomotives Up theTurnpike • David L. Bright • When the Civil War began, the railroads of the Confederate States had the immense job of collecting the men, supplies and equipment needed to create a government and its armed forces. This is the story of Thomas Sharp, the young superintendent who was commissioned to haul the cars and locomotives captured by Stonewall Jackson from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Martinsburg, Va. (now WV) to Confederate points to the West and South. Softcover • Item #1028 • Price: $26 Members: $25
Unionists in Virginia: Politics, Secession and Their Plan to Prevent Civil War • Lawrence M. Denton • A recounting of pre-secession politics that illuminates what was happening in Virginia just prior to secession. The role of Secretary of the Interior William Seward is little known and this book fills in an important gap in the usual histories of the period. 2014. 224 pages. Hardcover • Item #1007 • Price: $23 Members: $22
23rd Virginia Cavalry • Richard Kleese • This is a numbered edition of 1000 and signed by author. One of the Virginia Regimental Histories Series. Lists names with short bio information on those who were part of this group. Includes some photos and maps and detailed descriptions of battles and campaigns. Hardcover • Item #1023 • Price: $27 Members: $26DOWNLOAD BOOK ORDER FORMS HERE
