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|   Fisher's Hill Battlefield-Veteran's Picnic Grounds - Fishers Hill VA
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Soon after the end of the Civil War, veterans on both sides began holding reunions to walk the familiar battlegrounds and renew friendships with former comrades. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 7/5/2020 last visited: 7/24/2020 |
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| Valley Pike-Tumbling Run Near Fisher's Hill - Fishers Hill VA in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Here on Tumbling Run are the remains of the "Old Pike" stone bridge. The Valley Turnpike Company was chartered in 1838 as a joint-stock corporation. The turnpike followed the route of the Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 7/15/2020 last visited: never |
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| Fisher's Hill Battlefield in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Site of the 1864 battle between Union General Philip Sheridan and Confederate General Jubal Early. This is a self-guided walking tour (about 1/2 hour) in the Shenandoah Valley. posted by: Arby Geo location: Virginia date approved: 12/25/2006 last visited: never |
 view galleryW1.8 km | Fisher's Hill Confederate Gibraltar - Fishers Hill VA in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites This is Fisher's Hill, the Shenandoah Valley's "Gibraltar"—a commanding height that offered Confederate forces a superb defensive position. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 7/15/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryE3.5 km | Civil War Strasburg-Strategic Intersection - Strasburg VA in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The railroad tracks before you follow the route of the Manassas Gap Railroad, which reached Strasburg from Washington, D.C., in 1854. The line was a vital link between the Shenandoah Valley and eastern markets. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 7/22/2020 last visited: 7/24/2020 |
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| Hupp's Hill The Battle of Hupp's Hill or Stickley's Farm - Strasburg VA in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Early and his staff reached the crest of Hupp's Hill where they could plainly see the camps of Col. Joseph Thoburn's Division of Gen. George Crook's 8th Federal Corps in the fields to the east across Cedar Creek. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 7/17/2020 last visited: 7/25/2020 |
 view galleryE7.1 km | Valley Turnpike at Cedar Creek-Cedar Creek Stragetic Crossing-Strasburg, VA in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Virginia Civil War Trail sign located on US 11 near Strasburg posted by:  Markerman62 location: Virginia date approved: 5/16/2020 last visited: never |
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| The Battle of Front Royal: Asbury Chapel in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The Battle of Front Royal started at this chapel where Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson stopped to assess his plan of attack and ordered the 1st MD to the front. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 4/30/2012 last visited: 7/24/2020 |
 view galleryE17.5 km | The Battle of Front Royal: Guard Hill in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites After being chased across the Shenandoah River by the Confederate army during the Battle of Front Royal, the Federals attempted to cover their retreat and slow down the pursuit from a position overlooking the river at Guard Hill. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 5/2/2012 last visited: 7/24/2020 |
 view galleryE18.2 km | The Battle of Front Royal: The Bridges in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The Union army retreated across the Shenandoah River and attempted to burn the bridges behind them to slow the Confederate pursuit during the Battle of Front Royal. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 5/1/2012 last visited: 7/24/2020 |
 view galleryE18.2 km | The Battle of Front Royal: Richardson's Hill in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Union Col. Kenly made a last stand to hold Front Royal against Confederate Gen. Jackson's advancing troops. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 5/1/2012 last visited: 7/24/2020 |
 view galleryNE18.5 km | Newtown Burnings and Hangings - Stephens City, VA in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites As the Federal army attempted to conquer and hold the Valley in 1864, its lines of supply and communication were extended and became susceptible to attack by bands of Confederate partisans. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 7/24/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryE18.7 km | The Battle of Front Royal: Rose Hill in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The advancing Confederate army was brought to a halt when fired upon by Union artillery from a nearby hill. Rose Hill was a home caught in the middle. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 4/30/2012 last visited: 7/24/2020 |
 view gallerySE19 km | The Battle of Front Royal: Prospect Hill Cemetery in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Prospect Hill provided a good view of the town for the Confederates as the Battle of Front Royal commenced. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 4/30/2012 last visited: 4/20/2015 |
 view gallerySE19 km | The Battle of Front Royal: Belle Boyd in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites As the Confederate army advanced on Front Royal, Belle Boyd, a Confederate spy, informed them that the Union force in Front Royal was very small. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 4/30/2012 last visited: 7/24/2020 |
 view gallerySE19.2 km | The Battle of Front Royal: Warren County Courthouse in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Fighting grew hot in the streets, building to building, and the 1st MD CSA took control of the courthouse from the 1st MD USA. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 4/30/2012 last visited: 7/24/2020 |
 view galleryE19.2 km | The Battle of Front Royal: Fairview in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Col. John Kenly and his Union force made a final stand at the home of Thomas McKay against Gen. Jackson's Confederates after failing to hold Front Royal. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 5/4/2012 last visited: 7/24/2020 |
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| The Stover - McGinnis House “Make Me a Map of the Valley” - Edinburg VA in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites March 26, 1862: “In the morning our battalion was ordered back to Narrow Passage, … near the rest of the army. Hd. Qrs. were established at Miss Stover’s, in the stone house, near Narrow Passage Creek. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 7/15/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryE19.3 km | The Battle of Front Royal: Bel Air in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Bel Air was the home of Lucy Buck who kept a diary of the action she witnessed during the Battle of Front Royal. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 4/30/2012 last visited: 7/24/2020 |
 view galleryE19.3 km | The Battle of Front Royal in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The Front Royal Visitors Center is the starting point for the Battle of Front Royal Driving Tour that follows Gen. Stonewall Jackson and his Confederate troops through town as they defeated Union forces. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 4/30/2012 last visited: 7/24/2020 |
 view gallerySW23.5 km | Edinburg Mill - Edinburg, VA in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites This flour mill was saved from "The Burning" during the US Civil War. The nearby Stony Creek was also used as a defensive measure in a separate battle. posted by: vhasler location: Virginia date approved: 4/6/2012 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE26.7 km | Chester Gap in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Chester Gap was an important pass through the Blue Ridge Mountains for both the Union and Confederate armies to move troops and supplies. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 6/4/2012 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE30.4 km | Jackson’s Headquarters-I am quite comfortable - Winchester VA in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Confederate Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, commanding the Shenandoah Valley military district, lived in this house from mid-November 1861 through early March 1862. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 7/24/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE31.2 km | Second Battle Of Winchester in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Virginia Civil War Trail. Second Battle Of Winchester - Louisiana Tigers capture West Fort. The Gettysburg Campaign posted by: garmin_geek location: Virginia date approved: 9/16/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW32.7 km | Mt. Jackson General Hospital, CSA Shenandoah at War - Mount Jackson VA in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites In September 1861, the Confederate Medical Department built a large general hospital on this site because Mt. Jackson was the western terminus of the Manassas Gap Railroad, which provided access to northern Virginia battlefields. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 7/20/2020 last visited: 7/24/2020 |
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