Kernstown Battlefield

05/26/2026

Four KBA Board members worked through the pouring rain this morning and spent about 3 hours trying to clear the walking trail from Rose Hill Park, where the infantry fighting took place during the 1st Battle of Kernstown, to Sandy Ridge. The trail roughly follows the retreat of the Confederates. Pictured from left to right are Chuck Maurer, Bru Randall, and Andy Marrocco. Not pictured is Steve Chesley. They hope to have the trail cleared in the next couple of weeks. Everyone was completely soaked but satisfied.

05/26/2026

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05/25/2026

This past Saturday, the National Park Service gave an excellent presentation on the 1862 Valley Campaign. As you can see, the presentation was moved indoors to the Kernstown Artillery Museum due to rain. In spite of the weather there was a good turnout and everyone enjoyed the presentation. Keep checking our website at www.kernstownbattle.org for more upcoming events.

05/21/2026

This Saturday, May 23rd, the National Park Service will be giving a one hour presentation on the 1862 Valley Campaign at the Kernstown Battlefield. The presentation will begin at noon and end at 1 pm. If it is raining the presentation will be moved indoors to the Kernstown Battlefield Artillery Museum. We hope to see you there.

05/20/2026

The Kernstown Battlefield Association does much more than give great tours of our Civil War battlefield and 1854 Pritchard House. We have also partnered with the local American Audubon Society as part of a conservation effort to bring back the American Kestrel, providing habitat and monitoring their progress. Here we have a Kestrel incubating 5 eggs in one of the boxes and in another one there are 5 chicks.

05/04/2026

A lot of great events this weekend in the Wi******er area celebrating Civil War Weekend. Don't forget to make one of your stops the Kernstown Battlefield on Saturday, May 9th starting at 11:30 am to hear presentations by KBA Board members and Docents Larry Turner and Susi Weston who will be presenting on Civil War Artillery & Ordnance and Civil War Surgery and Medicine, respectively.

04/27/2026

The Kernstown Battlefield Annual Golf Outing is just over a month away. Why not golf for a great cause by supporting preservation efforts at the Kernstown Battlefield? The outing will be held on Friday, June 12th at the beautiful Rock Harbor Golf Course in Wi******er. Registration will begin at 7 am with a tee time at 8 am. The $125 per player registration includes 18 holes of scramble golf, complimentary beverage cart, lunch and prizes. You can register at: https://www.kernstownbattle.org/events/kernstown-battlefield-classic-061226. If you have any questions please email us at [email protected].

04/26/2026

Had a great Park Day with a lot of great volunteers who worked to clean up the Kernstown Battlefield before the rain arrived. We also had the added treat of having the 2nd Maryland Confederate Living History group there. A special thank you to all the great volunteers and to KBA Board member Larry Turner for organizing this years Park Day.

04/20/2026

WE NEED YOU!! This Saturday, April 25th is Park Day at the Kernstown Battlefield. We need volunteers to help with such projects as painting (weather permitting), picking up fallen limbs, cleaning historical signs, sweeping, dusting and cleaning displays and windows. Registration will begin at 8:30 am with an orientation at 9:00 am. The work will conclude at noon, followed by a pizza lunch. Please register at www.kernstownbattle.org by scrolling over to "Events" and then scrolling down until you see the Park Day event. Hope to see you then.

04/17/2026

The Kernstown Battlefield has a new and authentic artifact displayed in their museum. This live round has been identified as a 2.9 inch Parrot rifle shell with a wrought iron sabot and first pattern Parrott percussion fuse. It was plowed up on the Kernstown Battlefield property in the early 1970's by the farmer who used to own the land. To render the shell safe, the iron body was breached using an underwater drilling system to flush the shell of powder. This shell was fired from the Union position on Pritchard's Hill during the 1st Battle of Kernstown. Come visit our museum, which is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 10am - 4pm to see this new artifact.