Near Winchester in Frederick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Third Battle of Winchester
Confederate Defense
Braxton positioned his guns wheel to wheel, loaded with double canister - two cans each filled with dozens of iron balls - and waited. When the Union troops were within 60 yards, recalled one Confederate, "the guns fired as one, when the front line of the enemy was almost close enough to feel the flame of the powder." These cannon, along with Confederate horse artillery firing from the other side of Red Bud Run, devastated the Union line. An Iowa soldier called it, "one of the most withering fires of shot, shell, and canister I have ever witnessed." Another soldier wondered how "so many of us got off alive."
Erected by Civil War Preservation Trust.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 19, 1848.
Location. Marker has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 39° 12.051′ N, 78° 7.752′ W. Marker was near Winchester, Virginia, in Frederick County. It could be reached from Redbud Road (County Route 661), on the right when traveling east. Located at the Confederate Defense Setup Wayside, along the Battle Trail, inside the CWPT Third Winchester Battlefield site. The closest trailhead to this marker is along Redbud Road. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Winchester VA 22603, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 7 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Bloody Repulse (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hackwood And Patton (about 500 feet away); Union Breakthrough (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alabama (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Cost of Battle (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ten Thousand Devils (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory of Gilcin F. Meadors III (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winchester.
Other markers no longer nearby. The Third Battle of Winchester (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Third Battle of Winchester (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Third Battle of Winchester (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Third Battle of Winchester (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Third Battle of Winchester (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Third Battle of Winchester (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Third Battle of Winchester (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Third Battle of Winchester (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Third Battle of Winchester (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
More about this marker. On the lower left is a battle map showing the tactical situation between 11:40 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on September 19, 1864. On the right is a drawing depicting Braxton's position - "This sketch by J.E. Taylor shows Braxton's position after the battle."
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2007. This page has been viewed 204 times since then and 8 times this year. Last updated on November 3, 2020, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
