New Market in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Summers & Koontz Monument
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 17, 2017
1. Summers & Koontz Monument
Closeup of the text on the east side of the monument.
Capt. Geo. W. Summers and Sergt. Newton Koontz Company D 7th Virginia Cavalry were here executed on June 27, 1865, by order of Lt. Col. Huzzy 192d, O.V.M.I.
(North Side)
Without the privilege of any kind of trial: They having been arrested at their homes in Page Co., brought here and shot
(South Side)
Erected in 1893 by friends under the supervision of Capt. T.J. Adams
Erected 1893 by Friends under the supervision of Capt. T.J. Adams.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 27, 1865.
Location. 38° 41.587′ N, 78° 39.014′ W. Monument is in New Market, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. It is on Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11) north of Monument Lane (Virginia Route 828), on the left when traveling north. Monument is located at the end of a short pathway west of the roadside markers. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 4721 Old Valley Pike, New Market VA 22844, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument 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: The Post-Appomattox Tragedy Monument (here, next to this marker); The Executions of George Summers and Isaac Koontz (within shouting distance of this marker); DuPont and the Union Retreat
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Another marker is no longer nearby. DuPont at Rudes Hill (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 17, 2017
2. Summers & Koontz Monument
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 17, 2017
3. Summers & Koontz Monument
View is from the beginning of the walking path near the historical markers.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 749 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 8, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
