Near New Market in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Cavalry Engagement
Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number A-26.)
Location. 38° 42.157′ N, 78° 38.922′ W. Marker is near New Market, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. Marker is on Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11) near Caverns Road at Exit 269 (Interstate 81), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Market VA 22844, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Rude’s Hill (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Rude's Hill (here, next to
this marker); a different marker also named Rude’s Hill (here, next to this marker); Rude’s Hill Action (a few steps from this marker); The Summers & Koontz Executions (approx. 0.7 miles away); DuPont at Rude’s Hill (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Market.
More about this marker. The original marker from the 1920s with this same title and number was designed to be read from a moving car slowing down for a look. It read, “Near this point the First Virginia Cavalry and the First New York Cavalry fought an engagement November 17, 1863.”
Categories. • War, US Civil •
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on January 27, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,038 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 27, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 6, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.