Middletown in Frederick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
A Rich Prize
7:00 a.m.
— Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park —
Belle Grove was Union headquarters, and thus was surrounded by hundreds of supply wagons, ambulances and tents. As the Confederate advance neared the plantation manor house there was a scramble to evacuate them to safely. Most escaped capture. The fighting around Belle Grove was intense as every effort was made to slow the Confederate advance and bring up the 6th Corps, which up to this point had not been engaged. But as the 6th Corps advanced, fleeing men of the 19th Corps, along the with dense fog, disrupted their battle lines.
These two James Taylor sketches capture different aspects of this struggle.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 1.258′ N, 78° 18.266′ W. Marker is in Middletown, Virginia, in Frederick County. Marker can be reached from Belle Grove Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown VA 22645, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. In Honor of Joist Hite (1685-1761) (here, next to this marker); Old Hall at Belle Grove (a few steps from this marker); The Shenandoah Valley / Battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864 (a few steps from this marker); Outflanked! (within shouting distance of this marker); Enslaved Quarter Site
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Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
