White House Bridge,
located west of Luray on Route 211 - Stonewall Jackson's cavalry chief
,
Turner Ashby, burned this bridge on June 2, 1862, to delay Federal
pursuit. The battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic were fought a week
later. Civil War Trails interpretation.
New Market / Luray Gap, Civil War
Trails sign located at the gap in the Forest Service parking lot - Near
here on Nov. 23, 1862, Stonewall Jackson announced to his staff that his
Army of the Valley had become the official Second Corps of the Army of
Northern Virginia and soon would join Robert E. Lee's troops on the
eastern side of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Willow Grove Mill, Civil War Trails
sign located two miles south of Luray on Business 340 and Route 642 -
The mill here and several other buildings in the area were burned in
early October 1864 by Union troopers under Col. William Powell. The
action was part of "The Burning" of the Valley ordered by
Union General Philip Sheridan.
Graves' Chapel, "Jackson's Last
Glimpse of the Valley," Civil War Trails sign located six miles
south of Luray, take Business 340 to Route 689, then east one mile on
Route 689 - In late November 1862, Stonewall Jackson led 32,000 troops
across the South Fork of the Shenandoah River en route to Fishers Gap.
After crossing the mountains, Jackson rejoined the main body of the Army
of Northern Virginia. It was the last time the famous general saw the
Valley. He died following an accidental shooting at Chancellorsville in
May the next year.
Burning of Red Bridge, Civil War Trails
sign located one mile east of US 340, at Route 650 -- To avoid Federal
annoyance while making plans at Conrad's Store (modern Elkton) in late
April 1862, Stonewall Jackson ordered bridges over the South Fork of the
Shenandoah River burned. In a semi-botched operation, Red Bridge was the
only one burned. The events led to a rift between Jackson and his
popular cavalryman Turner Ashby.
Shield's Advance and Retreat, Civil
War Trails sign located south of Luray on US 340 -- Union Gen. James
Shields crossed Naked Creek here June 7, 1862, in pursuit of Stonewall
Jackson's army, then camped at Port Republic. After losing to Jackson
two days later, Shield's troops halted here during their retreat.
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