Near Fishers Hill in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Battle of Fishers Hill
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 1, 2007
1. The Battle of Fishers Hill Marker
- September 22, 1864 -
Gen. Philip H. Sheridan's 60,000 Federals
attacked Gen. Jubal A. Early's 18,000
Confederates. Through the advantage of
overwhelming numbers, the Federals
won the victory.
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 series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 22, 1864.
Location. 38° 58.562′ N, 78° 23.845′ W. Marker is near Fishers Hill, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. It is on Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fishers Hill VA 22626, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Battle of Fisher's Hill (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Battle of Fisher's Hill (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Fisher's Hill (approx. half a mile away); Valley Pike (approx. 0.6 miles away); Stoner-Keller House & Mill (approx. 0.7 miles away); Creative Women of Fishers Hill (approx. Ύ mile away); a different marker also named Battle of Fisher's Hill
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Fisher's Hill Battlefield (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Regarding The Battle of Fishers Hill. This is one of several markers interpreting the Battle of Fisher's Hill. See the Battle of Fisher's Hill Virtual Tour by Markers link.
Also see . . . Battle of Fishers Hill. National Park Service summary of the battle. (Submitted on December 11, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 1, 2007
2. The Battle of Fishers Hill Marker
A Battle of Fisher's Hill Virtual Tour by eight HMBd entries markers that document the battle:
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Photographed by Craig Swain, December 1, 2007
3. Confederate Defensive Line
From the west end of the Confederate defenses on Fisher's Hill looking to the east. This is at a point some two miles west of the marker, on the Civil War Preservation Trust's Fisher's Hill Battlefield site. The Confederate divisions arrayed were, from west to east, Ramseur's (at this point), Pegram's, Gordon's and Wharton's.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 29, 2006
4. Battlefield Markers Association, Western Division (1929)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,733 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on December 9, 2024, by Mike McKeown of Baltimore, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on December 16, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on December 9, 2008, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
