End of the Campaign
N 38° 25.757 W 078° 53.124
17S E 684578 N 4255564
Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign ended in June of 1862.
Waymark Code: WMQXD
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2006
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Here Stonewall Jackson, retreating up the Valley before the converging columns of Fremont and Shields, turned at bay, June, 1862. A mile southeast Jackson's cavalry commander, Ashby, was killed, June 6. At Cross Keys, six miles southeast, Ewell of Jackson's Army defeated Fremont, June 8. Near Port Republic, ten miles southeast, Jackson defeated Shields, June 9. This was the end of Jackson's Valley Campaign.
Marker Number: A 35
Marker Title: End of the Campaign
Marker Location: Rt 11
County or Independent City: Harrisonburg
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Virginia Conservation Commission, 1941
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