Lynnwood in Rockingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Battle of Port Republic

June 9, 1862

Photographed by Mike Stroud, circa 1993

1. Battle of Port Republic Marker

Inscription. General Stonewall Jackson, with 6,000 Confederates, attacked James Shields' vanguard of 3,000 under E.B. Tyler, which had marched down Luray Valley to join General J.C. Frémont's army. Jackson's first attack by General C.S. Winder's brigade, bolstered by the 7th Louisiana, was repulsed. Counterattacking, the Federals captured one Confederate cannon. Jackson was reinforced by units from General R.S. Ewell's division and General Dick Taylor's Louisiana brigade swung to the East, charged and captured the six guns emplaced at the intersection of U.S. 340 and Route 659. The Federals counterattacked and recovered the guns. Reinforced by Colonel W.S. Scott's command, Taylor's Louisianians again pressed forward and the Federals were once more driven from the cannons. Tyler's troops abandoned the field and retreated towards Conrad's Store. As the Federals retreated, General I.R. Trimble's and Colonel J.M. Patton's brigades retired across North River and burned the bridge, preventing Frémont from coming to Tyler's assistance.

Erected 1964 by Virginia Civil War Commission.

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topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 9, 1862.

Location. 38° 17.592′ N, 78° 47.036′ W. Marker is in Lynnwood, Virginia, in Rockingham County. It is on East Side Highway South (U.S. 340) 0.4 miles south of Jackson Way (Virginia Route 955), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Republic VA 24471, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Confederate Advance (approx. 0.8 miles away); Union Counterattack (approx. 0.9 miles away); Winder's Attack (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bottleneck at the Bridge (approx.

Battle of Port Republic Marker (restored) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, June 27, 2009

2. Battle of Port Republic Marker (restored)

0.9 miles away); Ewell's Flank Attack (approx. 0.9 miles away); Historic Houses (approx. one mile away); Port Republic Battlefield / Visiting the Battlefields / The Battlefields Today (approx. one mile away); Explore. Learn. Remember. (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynnwood.

Battle of Port Republic Map image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Graff

3. Battle of Port Republic Map

Battle of Port Republic Map (restored) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, June 27, 2009

4. Battle of Port Republic Map (restored)

Tour Sign - Also Replaced image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, circa 1993

5. Tour Sign - Also Replaced

Battle of Port Republic Monday June 9, 1862
The cross road (Rt.659) east of the river divides the Confederate and Union lines Jackson attacked Shields coming southward to join Fremont but was repulsed. Reinforced by Ewell, Jackson attacked again and drove Shields from the field. At the same time he burned the bridge across North River just 1000 ft. north of this point preventing Fremont from coming to Shields aid. Federals engaged, 4,500 killed, wounded 551, Captured 450. Confederates engaged 6,000, killed and wounded 804. Donated by Port Republic Ruitan Club

Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,789 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on August 8, 2023. Photos: 1. submitted on December 10, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on July 22, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 3. submitted on August 26, 2011, by David Graff of Halifax, Nova Scotia. 4. submitted on July 22, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 5. submitted on December 10, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.