New Market in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Confederate Memorial
Photographed by Jay Richardson, February 28, 2025
1. Confederate Memorial side of marker
A grateful tribute to the Southern Soldiers and V.M.I. Cadets who fell in the Battle of New Market, VA., May 15, 1864.
23D. VA. Cavalry
C.H. Guy, Co. C.
J. McCarthy, Co. K.
J.H. White.
22D. VA. Regt.
Humes.
Lowry's Battery.
W.C. Fluke.
Chapman's Battery.
J.H. Read.
53D. N.C. Regt.
w. Tomberlin, Co. C.
Regiment Unknown.
J.W. Merritt.
R. Vinyard.
T. Dixon.
S. Colwell.
Colwell.
J. Dunn.
J.J. Mays.
C. Lewis.
Eight Unknown.
Cpl. S.P. Cadd. Co. C 22D VA.
Capt. Conrad Currence Co. C 62D. VA.
1861-65. Our Confederate heroes Sleeping but glorious.
Fell in the Battle of New Market and resting in her cemeteries.
62D. Regt.
D. Bushong, Co. B.
E. Wilfong, Co. B.
J. Bennett, Co. C.
C. Hevner, Co. F.
A. Heter, Co. C.
C. Cum, Co. C.
W.J. Cum, Co. H.
C.W. Croc, Co. I.
B. Hoover, Co. K.
E. Sanders,
D. Hiser,
30th VA. Regt.
J. Duncan, Co. C.
W. Snodgrass, Co. D.
26th VA. Battn.
J.W. Maddy, Co. F.
J. Midkiff, Co. F.
A. Stephenson, Co. I.
Erected 1898 by The Women's Memorial Society of the Lost Cause.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil
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Location. 38° 39.112′ N, 78° 40.237′ W. Memorial is in New Market, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. It is on Breckinridge Lane west of North Congress Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 152 Breckinridge Lane, New Market VA 22844, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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 Church Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Action on the River Road (about 400 feet away); A Genuine Relic (about 500 feet away); Initial Union Line and Shell Struck Post (about 600 feet away); The Old Home of William F. Rupp (about 600 feet away); The Historic River Road (about 600 feet away); Confederate Artillery (about 700 feet away); Wickes House (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Market.
Photographed by Jay Richardson, February 28, 2025
2. 1861-65, our Confederate Heroes, Sleeping but Glorious
Photographed by Jay Richardson, February 28, 2025
3. Confederate Memorial in St. Matthew's Cemetery
Photographed by Jay Richardson, February 28, 2025
4. Reverse Side of the Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2025, by Jay Richardson of Winchester, Virginia. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 8, 2025, by Jay Richardson of Winchester, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
