Entries Containing the Phrase «somerville heights»

By Robert H. Moore, II

Somerville Heights Marker

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1 ► Virginia, Page County, Shenandoah — Somerville Heights — A "most terrific fire from the enemy" — 1862 Valley Campaign —

Early in May 1862, Gen. Stonewall Jackson moved most of his army east over the Blue Ridge toward Charlottesville, leaving Gen. Richard S. Ewell's division at Conrad's Store (present day Elkton) to hold the Federals in the Shenandoah Valley. The . . . — — Map (db m12086) HM

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2 ► Virginia, Page County, Shenandoah — The Burning of Red Bridge — The "Last Straw" Between Jackson and Ashby — 1862 Valley Campaign —

Nearly a month after the battle of Kernstown, Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's command had worked its way south "up" the Valley to join Gen. Richard S. Ewell's division near Conrad's Store (Elkton). To secure this haven for reorganization, on . . . — — Map (db m12085) HM

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3 ► Virginia, Page County, Shenandoah — Catherine Furnace — Underground Railroad for Union Soldiers —

Built in 1846, Catherine Furnace was one of three Page County furnaces in operation during the Civil War. The 30-foot-tall main stack is nearly all that remains of the cold blast furnace and once-huge operation here, when 22,500 acres supplied wood . . . — — Map (db m15892) HM

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