The Civil War in Front Royal, Virginia
At the northern entrance to the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia is the tiny town of Front Royal. The site of an 1862 Civil War battle, it is home to two tiny museums — the Warren Rifles Confederate Museum and the Belle Boyd Cottage. The Warren Rifles Confederate Museum (maintained by the United Daughters of the Confederacy) is packed with memorabilia from the Civil War — weapons, flags, letters, and personal items– belonging to Confederate soldiers, including John Singleton Mosby, known…