Berryville in Clarke County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Battle of Berryville
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 15, 2007
1. Battle of Berryville Marker
Berryville
Sept. 3, 1864
Early & Sheridan
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Erected by J.E.B. Stuart Chapter of the Confederate Veterans.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 3, 1865.
Location. 39° 9.665′ N, 77° 59.795′ W. Marker is in Berryville, Virginia, in Clarke County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (Business Virginia Route 7) and Westwood Road ( Route 636), on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Berryville VA 22611, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Battle of Berryville (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Harry F. Byrd Sr. (approx. Ό mile away); Berryville (approx. 0.6 miles away); James Ireland (approx. 0.9 miles away); Clarke County Courthouse (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bank of Clarke County (approx. 1.1 miles away); Clarke County Civil War Monument
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Harry F. Byrd Sr. (was approx. Ό mile away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. This is one in a series of granite markers placed by the J.E.B. Stuart Chapter of the Confederate Veterans sometime in the 1890s to commemorate significant Civil War actions around Clarke County.
Also see . . .
1. The Battle of Berryville, September 3 - 4, 1864. Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District website entry (Submitted on July 31, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Clarke County Historical Association Proceedings, Vol. XV. (PDF) The introduction provides details about the placement of the marker and others in the series. The fight is detailed in pages 60-61. (Submitted on July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 15, 2007
2. Location of the Marker Along Main Street
The Federal lines extended in the background behind the marker.
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 15, 2007
3. Kershaw's Attack
Kershaw's Division advanced across the grounds of what is today the Clarke County High School, on the far right, to attack the Federal lines.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,863 times since then and 45 times this year. Last updated on September 11, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 19, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
