Several of Eugene’s prints have historical significance in Winchester, VA  & surrounding counties. He likes to photograph the area as well as the main subject to get a feel for the history of the spot. Quite often he will go back to the chosen site at different times of the day to record where the shadows fall, which give his paintings that unique Eugene B. Smith look. His interest in the history of our area compel him to research each site before he paints: to absorb the history of  it and perhaps to impart that history through his brush into the painting.

I encourage you to see this history through Eugene’s eyes  by viewing these particular prints:  Glen Burnie Springhouse,  Full Moon,  Signal Knob, Poor House, Rose Hill and Piedmont Station in Delaplane VA. (photo)

 

On July 19 1861 Stonewall Jackson’s brigade of General Joseph E. Johnston’s corps marched to this station from Winchester. They crowded into freight & cattle cars and traveled to the first battle of Manassas. The use of a railroad to carry more than ten thousand troops to the Manassas battlefield gave striking demonstration of the arrival of a new era in military transport and contributed significantly to the Confederate victory there.