Last updated: January 29, 2026
Person
Peter Kurtz
Library of Congress
Quick Facts
Significance:
Confederate Army soldier
Date of Birth:
1937
Place of Death:
Winchester, Va.
Date of Death:
December 8, 1895
Place of Burial:
Winchester, Va.
Cemetery Name:
Stonewall Confederate Cemetery
US soldiers captured Pvt. Peter Kurtz, a Confederate, after the Battle of Fisher’s Hill. A native of the Shenandoah Valley, he started a Winchester newspaper after the war.