Port Republic Battlefield-June 9, 1862
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Markerman62
N 38° 17.590 W 078° 47.035
17S E 693800 N 4240666
A Jackson win in the Valley.
Waymark Code: WM1300Q
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2020
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General Stonewall Jackson, with 6,000 Confederates, attacked James Shields' vanguard of 3,000 under E.B. Tyler, which had marched down Luray Valley to join General J.C. Frémont's army. Jackson's first attack by General C.S. Winder's brigade, bolstered by the 7th Louisiana, was repulsed. Counterattacking, the Federals captured one Confederate cannon. Jackson was reinforced by units from General R.S. Ewell's division and General Dick Taylor's Louisiana brigade swung to the East, charged and captured the six guns emplaced at the intersection of U.S.340 and Route 569. The Federals counterattacked and recovered the guns. Reinforced by Colonel W.S. Scott's command, Taylor's Louisianians again pressed forward and the Federals were once more driven from the cannons. Tyler's troops abandoned the field and retreated towards Conrad's Store. As the Federals retreated, General I.R. Trimble's and Colonial J.M. Patton's brigades retired across North River and burned the bridge, preventing Frémont from coming to Tyler's assistance.
Virginia Civil War Commission, 1964
Marker is part of the Shenandoah Valley Circle Tour
Marker Title: Port Republic Battlefield -June 9, 1862
Marker Location: On US 340 south of Jackson Way, Port Republic
County or Independent City: Rockingham County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Virginia Civil War Commission.
Marker Number: Not listed
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