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Va. Civil War on wheels

Posted: August 20, 2012

By Rebecca Layne

The Winchester Star

Jared Wain, 12, of Methuen, Mass., listens to and watches an interactive video as he visits the Virginia Civil War 150 HistoryMobile in Winchester at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley on Saturday. Jared and his parents, Marie and James Wain, have been visiting historical sites in the state. (Photo by Ginger Perry/The Winchester Star)
Rusty Nix, tour manager with the Virginia Civil War 150 HistoryMobile, talks to visitors about the exhibit. The tractor-trailer makes about 40-50 stops a year in Virginia and surrounding states.
Bill Ross (right) with the Virginia Civil War 150 HistoryMobile talks to Jean Wilson of Berryville, who was at its weekend stop at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. (Photo by Ginger Perry/The Winchester Star)

WINCHESTER — As the lights dimmed, far-off gunfire sounded.

“Quiet, quiet,” a panicked, recorded voice said over a loud speaker. “They’re coming fast.”

Red beads of lights flared among dense trees...



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