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Battle of Cross Keys by Markers.
 
By J. J. Prats, September 25, 2007
Battle of Cross Keys Marker
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1 ► Virginia, Rockingham County, Penn Laird — D-6 — Battle of Cross Keys
On Spotswood Trail (U.S. 33) west of Cross Keys Road (Virginia Route 276), on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
Three miles south, on Mill Creek, Jackson’s rearguard, under Ewell, was attacked by Fremont, June 8, 1862. Trimble, of Ewell’s command, counterattacked, driving the Unionists back. Jackson, with the rest of his army, was near Port Republic awaiting . . . — — Map (db m230248) HM
2 ► Virginia, Rockingham County, Cross Keys — Cross Keys Battlefield —
On Port Republic Road (County Route 659) south of Cross Keys Road (Virginia Route 276), on the right when traveling south.
Here, June 8, 1862, Gen. J. C. Fremont—pursuing Gen. T. J. “Stonewall” Jackson—was checked by Gen. R. S. Ewell with part of Jackson’s army, which lay towards Port Republic. Federals engaged: 12,750, killed and wounded: 684. Confederates engaged: . . . — — Map (db m4056) HM
3 ► Virginia, Rockingham County, Cross Keys — The Battle of Cross Keys — “It was not in men to stand such fire as that.” — 1862 Valley Campaign
On Battlefield Road (Route 679) 0.1 miles south of Cross Keys Road (Virginia Route 276), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
Following Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s victory at Winchester, Union troops pursued the Confederates south, “up” the Shenandoah Valley. While Gen. John C. Fremont advanced on the Valley Turnpike, another Union force, led by Gen. James . . . — — Map (db m254790) HM
4 ► Virginia, Rockingham County, Cross Keys — Battle of Cross Keys — The Civilians of Cross Keys — 1862 Valley Campaign
On Port Republic Road (County Route 659) south of Cross Keys Road (Virginia Route 276), on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
During the Civil War, this battlefield contained some of the most productive farmland in the Shenandoah Valley and Virginia, as it does today. At the time of the battle, these fields were in stands of wheat, buckwheat, rye, corn, and clover. . . . — — Map (db m25551) HM
5 ► Virginia, Rockingham County, Cross Keys — Battle of Cross Keys — Southern Artillery — 1862 Valley Campaign
On Port Republic Road (County Route 659) south of Cross Keys Road (Virginia Route 276), on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
Confederate Gen. Richard S. Ewell had five artillery batteries with him at Cross Keys. Four batteries and a 2-gun section (about 18 guns total) were massed on the ridgeline to your front. At the time of the battle on June 8, 1862, the ridge was . . . — — Map (db m25550) HM
6 ► Virginia, Rockingham County, Cross Keys — Battle of Cross Keys — Duel Attacks — 1862 Valley Campaign
On Port Republic Road (County Route 659) south of Cross Keys Road (Virginia Route 276), on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
Early on June 8, 1862, Union commander Gen. John C. Frémont viewed the field at Cross Keys and without proper reconnaissance assumed that Gen. Richard S. Ewell’s left flank was the strong side of the Confederate line. Frémont ordered his . . . — — Map (db m25549) HM
7 ► Virginia, Rockingham County, Cross Keys — Battle of Cross Keys — Immigrant Soldiers — 1862 Valley Campaign
Near Goods Mill Road (Route 708), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Many immigrants fought for the North and the South during the Civil War. Their numbers were especially high in Gen. Louis Blenker’s division of Gen. John C. Fremont’s Union army at Cross Keys on June 8, 1862. Two Germans (Gen. Henry Bohlen and . . . — — Map (db m154624) HM
8 ► Virginia, Rockingham County, Cross Keys — Battle of Cross Keys — Trimble’s Ravine — 1862 Valley Campaign
Near Goods Mill Road (County Route 708), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
On June 8, 1862, Confederate Gen. Isaac R, Trimble led part of the 15th Alabama Infantry Regiment through the then-swampy ravine in front of you to attack Union Gen. Louis Blenker’s division. Trimble intended to move around the 54th New York . . . — — Map (db m154621) HM
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9 ► Virginia, Rockingham County, Cross Keys — Battle of Cross Keys — Slaughter of the 8th New York Infantry — 1862 Valley Campaign
Near Port Republic Road (Route 659), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
On June 8, 1862, during the Battle of Cross Keys, Gen. Isaac R. Trimble’s Confederate brigade of a little more than 1,500 men occupied this line, a masked position behind a split-rail fence in what was then a wood line to your right and left. . . . — — Map (db m159602) HM
10 ► Virginia, Rockingham County, Cross Keys — Battle of Cross Keys — Walker’s Flank Attack — 1862 Valley Campaign
Near Goods Mill Road (County Route 708), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
After repulsing the initial Union attack, Confederate Gen. Isaac R. Trimble’s brigade heavily engaged two brigades of Union Gen. Louis Blenker’s division near here on June 8, 1862. During the afternoon fighting, Col. James A. Walker’s . . . — — Map (db m154622) HM
11 ► Virginia, Rockingham County, Cross Keys — Mill Creek Church — War Strikes Peaceful Homes and Fields
On Port Republic Road (Route 659), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
This church, Mill Creek Church of the Brethren, stands on the site of an antebellum house of worship that, during the Battle of Cross Keys on June 8, 1862, was used as a hospital. Amputated arms and legs were dropped outside from a window and piled . . . — — Map (db m154641) HM
 
 
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