Middletown in Frederick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
A Rich Prize
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| | 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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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); 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 (within shouting distance of this marker); Plantation Slavery
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Other markers no longer nearby. Old Hall at Belle Grove (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Old Hall at Belle Grove (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing).
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 561 times since then and 9 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.
