Cavalry Engagement
N 38° 42.156 W 078° 38.933
17S E 704449 N 4286398
This historic marker stands on U. S. Route 11 north of New Market, Virginia
Waymark Code: WM11M0
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/16/2006
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This historic marker describes the action of cavalry units patroling the area in November 1863.
The text of the marker reads:
CAVALRY ENGAGEMENT
"On 15 Nov. 1863, Col. William H. Boyd reconnoitered with a Federal cavalry and artillery detachment south from Charlestown (in present-day W.Va.) toward New Market. The next day, the force encountered Maj. Robert White’s cavalry command just north of Mount Jackson. White’s Confederates retreated fighting through the town and crossed the Shenandoah River bridge to Rude’s Hill. Realizing that White’s artillery could sweep the bridge, Boyd withdrew to a bivouac two miles north of Woodstock, pursued by Capt. Thomas S. Davis’ cavalry company, and soon returned to Charlestown. Losses from the Mount Jackson engagement were light on both sides."
Marker Number: A-26
Marker Title: Cavalry Engagement
Marker Location: U. S. Route 11, .3 mile south of Route 730
County or Independent City: Shenandoah County
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources - 1998
Web Site: Not listed
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