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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Berryville in Clarke County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic) |
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Battle of Berryville
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By Craig Swain, July 15, 2007 | |
| | | 1. Battle of Berryville Marker | | |
Inscription. Battle of
Berryville
Sept. 3, 1864
Early & Sheridan
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Erected by J.E.B. Stuart Chapter of the Confederate Veterans.
Location. 39° 9.665′ N, 77° 59.795′ W. Marker is in Berryville, Virginia, in Clarke County. Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (Business U.S. 7) and Westwood Road (Virginia Route 636), on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Berryville VA 22611, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. A different marker also named Battle of Berryville (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); Harry F. Byrd Sr. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Berryville, Clarke County (approx. 0.6 miles away); James Ireland (approx. 0.9 miles away); Clarke County Courthouse (approx. 1.1 miles away); Traveler Was Tethered on This Spot (approx. 1.1 miles away); Benjamin Berry (approx. 1.1 miles away); Buck Marsh Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Berryville.
More about this marker. This is one in a series of granite markers placed by the J.E.B. Stuart Chapter of the Confederate Veterans sometime in the 1890s to commemorate significant Civil War actions around Clarke County. | | | | 
By Craig Swain, July 15, 2007 | |
| | | 2. Location of the Marker Along Main Street | | The Federal lines extended in the background behind the marker. | | |
Also see . . . Clarke County Historical Association Proceedings, Vol. XV. (PDF) The introduction provides details about the placement of the marker and others in the series. The fight is detailed in pages 60-61. (Submitted on July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
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By Craig Swain, July 15, 2007 | |
| | | 3. Kershaw's Attack | | Kershaw's Division advanced across the grounds of what is today the Clarke County High School, on the far right, to attack the Federal lines. | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on July 19, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 805 times since then. Last updated on July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. Submitted on July 19, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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