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 Battle of Fisher’s Hill Posted by:  vhasler
N 38° 58.452 W 078° 24.044
17S E 725173 N 4317127
Early continues to be pushed south during US Civil War
Waymark Code: WMDQQK
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2012
Views: 6
Inscription:
1864 at the Third Battle of Winchester by Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early led his 9,500-man army here to Fisher's Hill, a favorite Confederate stronghold. Sheridan pursued, and on 22 Sept. attacked Early with most of his 30,000-man force. Brig. Gen. George Crook, with two divisions, struck Early's left flank about three miles west near Little North Mountain while Sheridan launched a general assault here on Early's center and right. The Confederates fled under the onslaught to Rockfish Gap. Early lost some 1,200 men, Sheridan about 530.
One of two identically titled markers in the area. It is located on the south end of where US-11 splits into a divided highway.
Marker Number: A-22
Marker Title: Battle of Fisher’s Hill
Marker Location: West side of Highway US-11
County or Independent City: Shenandoah County
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources, 1998
Web Site: Not listed
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