Near Port Republic in Rockingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

To the Talbot Boys

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 18, 2023

1. To the Talbot Boys Marker

Inscription.
1861-1865
C.S.A.
(Right Side):

Admiral Franklin Buchanan • Sur. Gen. Edwin Govey • Brig. Gen. Chas. S. Winder • Brig. Gen. Lloyd Tilghman • Col. A.B. Hardcastle • Col. Chas. E. Sears • Capt. Oswald Tilghman • Lieut. Wm. R. Byus • Lieut. John Leeds Tilghman
Stanley M. Byus • Chas. Byus • I. James Blunt • Robt. H. Clough • Robt. Alex. Dawson • Levin G. Dawson • Robert M. Dawson • Wm. Thos. Ewing • Wm. C. Gibson • Fayette Gibson • Edward Gibson • Samuel T. Glenn • Jas. K. Harper • Wm. R. Hardcastle • Alex Rigby Hopkins • Robt. C. Jones • Capt. Jno. W. Bennett • Edw. Ll. Braggo • Seth Galvert • D. Rich. D. Cheezum • Thos. E. Cryer • W. Elveno Dickinson • Chas. H. Eckhart • Thos. J. Edgar • Frank M. Fairbank • Solomon Fletcher • Lt. Robert H. Goldsborough • Edmund K. Goldsborough • William Grace • Jas. R. Hambleton • Wm. H. Hambleton • Theodore Lockerman • Robert Lee • Maj. A.C.C. Thompson
(Left Side):

Benj. F Lane • John N. Lane • William E. Lowe • Wrightson L. Lowe • John N. S. Martin • Wrightson McMahan • Percolus M. Moore • Josiah

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Noble • Alfred C. Price • James H. Price • Michael Quinn • Geo. Redmond • William S. Winder • Anthony P. Ross • James M. Tharp • Tench F. Tilghman • Richard C. Tilghman • Theophilus Tunis • John O. Tunis • Edwin S. Valliant • George E. Valliant • Chas T. Lloyd • Daniel Lloyd • Wm. T. Lovebay • Wm. H. Lyons • John W. McDaniel • Augustus Moore • Alexander Murray • Thomas H. Oliver • J. Rousby Plater • Wm. J. Porter • James Reddie • Jos. Ridgaway • Edward Roberts • John H. K. Shannahan • Louis Slaughter • John R. Thomas • Thos. Rigby Valliant • George Todd • John G. White • Charles N. Willis • Thomas E. Willis

Erected 2022 by Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 38° 20.738′ N, 78° 50.124′ W. Marker is near Port Republic, Virginia, in Rockingham County. It is on Bowtie Drive 0.2 miles north of Artillery Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at the Cross Keys Battlefield Artillery Ridge Trail. Touch for map. Marker

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 18, 2023

2. To the Talbot Boys Marker

is at or near this postal address: 6271 Artillery Road, 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 walking distance of this marker: Maryland at Cross Keys (a few steps from this marker); Milroy's Attack (within shouting distance of this marker); The 15th Alabama Falls Back (within shouting distance of this marker); Schenck's Advance (within shouting distance of this marker); The Guns of Mill Creek Ridge (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battlefields Today (approx. half a mile away); Cross Keys Battlefield (approx. half a mile away); Visiting the Battlefields (approx. half a mile away).

Another

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 18, 2023

3. To the Talbot Boys Marker

Right Side

marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Cross Keys (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Regarding To the Talbot Boys. Marker was originally erected in Easton, Maryland in 1916 before being removed. It was then acquired by the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation and moved to this location.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 18, 2023

4. To the Talbot Boys Marker

Left Side

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 18, 2023

5. To the Talbot Boys Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 434 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 2, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.