Battle of Port Republic by Markers. Use the “First >>” button above to see these markers in sequence.| Virginia (Rockingham County), Port Republic — Madison Hall — Homesite scene of colonial settlement, Civil War clash | | | The crest of the hill was the site of Madison Hall, built in the mid-1700s for John Madison, the first Court Clerk of Augusta County, which originally included this area of Rockingham County within its frontier boundaries. In response to the presence of unfriendly Indians in the area during the French and Indian War, he built a fortified structure on the corner of the property. Madison's son, James, would become president of William and Mary College in 1777 and the first Bishop of the Episcopal . . . — Map (db m14083) HM | | Virginia (Rockingham County), Port Republic — Palmer Lot at Middle Ford — Ford was site of Jackson’s temporary bridge | | | Parallel to South River is seen the bed of the lower millrace which brought water power to several village industries. The Galliday Tannery was located on the far left; the Dundore/Downs Tannery on the adjoining property on the right. The Robert Waller Palmer house, known as Green Isle, stood between the race and the river. Its foundation, now covered by periwinkle, exceeds the measurement of sixteen by sixteen feet, the minimum allowed size of houses built on the first lots sold in the newly . . . — Map (db m14080) HM | | Virginia (Rockingham County), Port Republic — The Frank Kemper House — Thriving river community was transportation hub | | | When Virginia Governor Alexander Spotswood’s 1716 expedition first laid claim to the Shenandoah Valley, the area had already been used for centuries by Native Americans. The town of port Republic was laid off into lots and chartered by an 1802 act of the Virginia Assembly. John Cathrae, Jr., son of a colonial landowner here, platted the village whose layout has changed little in the ensuing years. By 1832, Port Republic had become a thriving industrial town and shipping port. The millraces . . . — Map (db m16634) HM | | Virginia (Rockingham County), Port Republic — North River Bridge — Covered bridge instrumental in Valley Campaign | | | The road seen across the river was the original route into the village from the north and west. Early visitors crossed North River by means of a ford, later a ferry, and finally a bridge. After the Civil War, four more bridges were built on approximately the same site; two of them destroyed by floods, two dismantled. In June 1862, near the end of his Valley Campaign, Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was being pursued by two Union forces, those of Gen. John Fremont on the . . . — Map (db m15792) HM | | Virginia (Rockingham County), Lynnwood — JD-10 — Battle of Port Republic | | | The cross road here roughgly divides the Confederate and Union lines in the battle of JUne 9, 1862. Jackson attacked Shields, coming southward to join Fremont, but was repulsed. Reinforced by Ewell, Jackson attacked again and drove Shields from the field. At the same time he burned the bridge at Port Republic, preventing Fremont from coming to Shields’ aid. — Map (db m2932) HM | | Virginia (Rockingham County), Lynnwood — Port Republic Battlefield — June 9, 1862 | | | 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, . . . — Map (db m14354) HM | | Virginia (Rockingham County), Lynnwood — Port Republic | | | Port Republic Battlefield Civil War Site—Trail Stop 1. Last Battle of Jackson’s 1862 Valley Campaign.
You are standing on the “Coaling.” By the Civil War this area was nearly devoid of trees, the timber having been used for the production of charcoal. This was the key Federal artillery position during the Battle of Port Republic.
Federal commander Brigadier General Erastus Tyler stretched his 3,000 infantry and 3 batteries of artillery in a line from a . . . — Map (db m2929) HM | | Virginia (Rockingham County), Lynnwood — Port Republic Battlefield | | | Here, June 9,1862
Gen. T. J. "Stonewall Jackson"
defeated Gen. J. Shield’s vanguard
advancing from Elkton under Gen. R. O. Tyler
Federals engaged, 4,500
killed, wounded, and missing, 551, captured, 450
Confederates engaged, 6,000 Killed and wounded, 804 — Map (db m14346) HM | | Virginia (Rockingham County), Lynnwood — Port Republic | | | Port Republic Battlefield Civil War Site—Trail Stop 4. Struggle for the “Coaling”
Federal commander Tyler placed at least 3 artillery pieces on this high part of the “Coaling,” and lined 3 more guns down the slope to the road on your right. All morning fire from this artillery played havoc with Confederate forces in front of you.
With Jackson’s men facing a desperate situation on the plain to your right front, Brigadier General Richard . . . — Map (db m2926) HM |
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