Battle of New Market - Wikipedia
WEBThe Battle of New Market was fought on May 15, 1864, in Virginia during the Valley Campaigns of 1864 in the American Civil War. A makeshift Confederate army of 4,100 men defeated the larger Army of the Shenandoah under Major General Franz Sigel, delaying the capture of Staunton by several weeks.
Battle of New Market: The Civil War in Four Minutes - YouTube
WEBIn May 1864, as part of a major Union offensive, General Ulysses S. Grant ordered General Sigel to move up the Shenandoah Valley cutting the rail lines utili...
New Market Battle Facts and Summary - American Battlefield Trust
WEBOn May 15, 1864, Confederates under the command of John C. Breckinridge fought and defeated Federals under Franz Sigel at the Battle of New Market, ending the first phase of Federal operations in the Shenandoah Valley. How It Ended. Confederate Victory.
USCT Soldiers Proved Their Heroism at New Market Heights
WEBThe Confederate defenders put down their coffee, picked up their rifles and — peering into the gray half-light of dawn — searched for their targets. With no covering artillery barrage, the Battle of New Market Heights opened like a shadow play upon a mostly silent stage.
Battle of New Market - U.S. National Park Service
WEBConfederates scored a late victory at New Market in 1864— one of their last in the Shenandoah Valley. Among the Confederate troops was a battalion of 257 cadets and two artillery guns from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI).
New Market - American Battlefield Trust
WEBThe Battle of New Market. In conjunction with other spring 1864 offensives against strategic points in the Confederacy, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ordered Maj. Gen. Franz Sigel with 8,900 men to move up the Shenandoah Valley to destroy the railroad complex at Staunton, where the Virginia Central Railroad led east to Robert E. Lee’s army ...
New Market, Battle of - Encyclopedia Virginia
WEBFeb 12, 2021 · The Battle of New Market, fought on May 15, 1864, was part of Union general Franz Sigel ‘s attempt to sweep the Shenandoah Valley of Confederate troops in conjunction with General Ulysses S. Grant ‘s Overland Campaign during the American Civil War (1861–1865).
The Battle of New Market — Shenandoah Valley Battlefields …
WEBAt New Market on May 15, Sigel was blocked by a makeshift Confederate force commanded by Gen. Breckinridge. Breckinridge seized the initiative and attacked Sigel’s numerically superior force, driving them out of town and onto the hills to the north. Attacks by Federal cavalry and infantry failed.
New Market Battlefield - Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National ...
WEBNestled in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, the town of New Market, Virginia is a peaceful, pastoral landscape much like it was in 1864. It was here that the armies of Union Gen. Franz Sigel and Confederate Gen. John C. …
“Put the Boys In!”: The Battle of New Market, 1864 - HistoryNet
WEBApr 13, 2017 · Heroism and sacrifice by teenage Virginia Military Institute cadets helped defeat a Union invasion. “DIED ON THE FIELD OF HONOR, SIR!”. On May 15th each year, the Corps of Cadets at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia, marches onto the parade ground at the 175-year-old state military college. Then, in a moving ...