Trenches on Hupp's Hill
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Markerman62
N 38° 59.945 W 078° 20.925
17S E 729596 N 4320019
Trenches by Sheridan in 1864.
Waymark Code: WM12ZVH
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2020
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Hupp’s Hill was a strategically significant site occupied at different times by Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War. Union troops under Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan constructed extensive trenches here after defeating Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early’s Army of the Valley in the Battle of Cedar Creek on 19 Oct. 1864. Led by Maj. Hazard Stevens, the 1st and 3rd Brigades of the 2nd Division, Union VI Corps, built infantry breastworks and several artillery positions. The troops remained here until mid-November, when they moved to the vicinity of Kernstown. They were sent to the lines south of Petersburg in December as the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 came to an end.
Department of Historic Resources, 2019
This is a replacement marker with updated text. The original is listed here next to this one.
Marker Number: A 19
Marker Title: Trenches on Hupp’s Hill
Marker Location: On US 11 near the junction with I-81 and in front of the Hupp's Hill Civil War Park and Museum
County or Independent City: Shenandoah County
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
Web Site: Not listed
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