Near New Market in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Battle of New Market

Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 26, 2006

1. The Battle of New Market Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The Battle of New Market was fought here Sunday morning, May 15, 1864. The Confederates under Gen. J. C. Breckinridge were victorious over the Federals under Gen. Franz Sigel. The decisive incident of the battle was the heroic capture of the Federal battery by the V.M.I. cadets.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Battlefield Markers Association, and the Battlefield Trails - Civil War series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is May 15, 1933.

Location. 38° 39.975′ N, 78° 39.968′ W. Marker is near New Market, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. Marker is on George Collin Parkway aka Miller Lane (Virginia Route 305) near Interstate 81, exit 264 west (U.S. 211), in the median. It is on the grounds of the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park, north the Bushlong house, at the end of the lane. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Market VA 22844, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Heroism in Defeat (within shouting distance of this marker); This Rustic Pile (approx. 0.2 miles away); “Good-bye, Lieutenant, I am killed.”

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Know Your Watershed Address (approx. 0.2 miles away); 54th Pennsylvania Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); The Bushong Farm (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Battle of New Market (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Battle of New Market (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Market.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Battle of New Market by markers.

Marker and The Field of Lost Shoes image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 26, 2006

2. Marker and The Field of Lost Shoes

Visitors are walking across the "Field of Lost Shoes." At the time of the battle, the field was planted in wheat and it had rained hard for three days. Advancing soldiers quickly reduced it to a field of sticky mud that sucked the shoes off the Confederates' feet.

Breechloader image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 26, 2006

3. Breechloader

H. F. Mann, inventor. November 1861. Cast in 1862 by Singer-Minnich, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania iron foundry.

Muzzleloader image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 26, 2006

4. Muzzleloader

James M. Whitmore, government ordnance inspector. Gun number 190 in production line. Phoenix Iron Company, 1862. Weight 817 lbs.

Battlefield Markers Association, Western Division (1929) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, April 29, 2006

5. Battlefield Markers Association, Western Division (1929)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,297 times since then and 68 times this year. Last updated on September 26, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 27, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 5. submitted on December 9, 2008, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.