Battle of New Market - Wikipedia
The Battle of New Market was fought on May 15, 1864, in Virginia during the Valley Campaigns of 1864 in the American Civil War. A makeshift Confederate army of 4,100 men defeated the larger Army of the Shenandoah under Major General Franz Sigel …
New Market Battle Facts and Summary - American Battlefield Trust
The American Battlefield Trust's Battle of New Market page includes battle maps, history articles, recommended books, and the latest preservation news for this 1864 Civil War battle in the Shenandoah Valley.
New Market Gap - Wikipedia
New Market Gap is a wind gap in the Massanutten Mountain in Virginia. The 1,804 feet (550 m) gap is located approximately in the middle of the range, dividing it into north and south sections. U.S. Route 211 runs through the gap, connecting New Market in the Shenandoah Valley with Luray in the Page Valley.
New Market, Battle of - Encyclopedia Virginia
2021年2月12日 · At the Battle of New Market, Union general Franz Sigel organizes a hasty and uncoordinated counterattack against Confederate forces under John C. Breckinridge. It fails, and another Confederate attack, which this time includes cadets from the Virginia Military Institute, turns the tide of battle.
The Battle of New Market - The Civil War Months
2024年5月15日 · Major-General John C. Breckinridge’s makeshift Confederate army left Staunton on the morning of May 13 to join forces with Brigadier-General John D. Imboden’s cavalry at New Market. Imboden dispersed Federal cavalry commands at Front Royal and New Market, inflicting about 150 casualties and putting 800 enemy troopers out of action in the ...
Battle of New Market - U.S. National Park Service
After approximately 744 Union casualties and 588 Confederate, the battle of New Market was over, along with Sigel’s command. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ordered Sigel relieved and replaced by Maj. Gen. David Hunter on 21 May.
Va Museum of the Civil War - Virginia Military Institute
After marching nearly 85 miles northward, the Corps arrived at New Market on Sunday morning May 15, 1864. Gen. Franz Sigel's Union troops atop Bushong's Hill raked the Confederate line with cannon and musketry creating an ugly gap in the line.
The Battle of New Market — Shenandoah Valley Battlefields …
The Battle of New Market was one of the last major Confederate victories in the Shenandoah Valley. As a part of his spring offensive against Gen. Robert E. Lee’s army, Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ordered Gen. Franz Sigel to move through the Shenandoah Valley along the Valley Pike and destroy the railroad and canal complex at Lynchburg.
The Battle of New Market - Essential Civil War Curriculum
Boyd’s orders were to rejoin the army at New Market via New Market Gap. On Friday May 13, Boyd crested Massanutten Mountain and surveyed the Valley floor below him. Clearly visible was a large body of troops north of New Market, between the town and the bridge carrying the Valley Turnpike over the Shenandoah River.
“Put the Boys In”: The VMI Cadets at New Market
A clash between Union and Confederate cavalry at New Market Gap in Massanutten Mountain on May 13 set the stage for the battle that would occur two days later. The only crossing point along the 45-mile ridge, the gap provided ready access to eastern Virginia, where Grant and Lee were preparing for their series of grinding battles.
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