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Virginia Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the American Civil War

The Civil War Sesquicentennial begins in 2011 and continues through 2015. This time frame will mark the 150th anniversary of the battles of the Civil War.

Rockingham County experienced the Civil War in all of its phases given its proximity to two major highways: the Rockingham Turnpike (modern-day U.S. 33) and the Valley Turnpike (U.S. 11). Rockingham County was also the location of the last two battles of Confederate General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s 1862 Valley Campaign.

To learn more about Rockingham County during the Civil War and view upcoming events in the Shenandoah Valley, visit Shenandoah at War. 

To learn how the Civil War affected the entire state and view upcoming events occurring across the Commonwealth, click here. 

If you are in the area, please visit the Hardesty-Higgins house in downtown Harrisonburg where the Harrisonburg Rockingham Orientation Center is located. 

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