Lynnwood in Rockingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Ewell's Flank Attack
"Poured a Sharp Fire into the Federals"
| | The Battle of Port Republic (June 9, 1862) | |
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 29, 2026
1. Ewell's Flank Attack Marker
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As Confederate infantry reinforcements struggled to slow the Union counterattack across the bottomlands, they were helped by Confederate artillery on the plain -who also found themselves under intense fire. "The musketry right in front of us raged fearfully," Corp. George Neese of Chew's battery recalled. Even worse was the fire from the Union artillery on the heights behind you. "The shell from the... coaling was ripping the ground open all around us," Neese wrote, "and the air was full of screaming fragments of exploding shell, and I thought I was a goner."
Meanwhile, Confederate Gen. Richard Ewell had arrived on the field with the 44th Virginia and 58th Virginia and led them into the woods to your left, using the cover of the trees to avoid the fire from the Coaling. From there, Ewell could see the Union counterattackers sweeping across the open ground in front of you, from right to left, looking, as one Confederate said, "like a great wall of fire [sweeping] through the wheat." Despite being heavily outnumbered, Ewell ordered his men to attack the Federals' flank. The Confederates burst out of the woods
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Savaged by rifle and cannon fire, Ewell's outnumbered men were forced back into the woods, but their attack - combined with the costly stand of the Confederate artillery and infantry - helped compel the Federals to withdraw to their original position along Lewiston Lane. The fighting on the river plain subsided after two hours of costly fighting - while the battle hung in balance on the heights of the Coaling, just behind you.
(Captions):
Confederate Gen. Richard S. Ewell
Courtesy Library of Congress
Confederate Corp. George Neese
Erected 2026 by Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 38° 18.033′ N, 78° 46.17′ W.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 29, 2026
2. Ewell's Flank Attack Marker
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: Bottleneck at the Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Winder's Attack (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Counterattack (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Houses (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Confederate Advance (about 600 feet away); Port Republic Battlefield / Visiting the Battlefields / The Battlefields Today (about 600 feet away); Explore. Learn. Remember. (about 600 feet away); The Road to Battle (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynnwood.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
