Tag Archives: New Market Battlefield

Moving Memory: Virginia Military Institute’s Stonewall Jackson Statue

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

The boy who became the sculptor stood guard over the dead general’s casket. We don’t know if he ever saw him alive, though it is possible their paths may have crossed on a spring day in Richmond when the Civil … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: Virginia Museum of the Civil War’s Art Gallery

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

I enjoy visiting art museums and galleries, especially if historical art is displayed! The Virginia Civil War Museum at New Market has The Robert Raeburn, VMI 1951, Civil War Art Gallery—a splendid collection of unique Civil War art, including some … Continue reading →

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Lost Shoes: A Historical Perspective

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Missing shoes. Symbols of a hurried movement or a panic. Symbols left behind when the person has vanished suddenly from the scene. In Civil War history, lost shoes are often associated with New Market’s battlefield even though it was not … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Caroline Janney (part two)

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

(part two of four) As part of our Women’s History Month commemoration, we’re talking this week with Dr. Caroline Janney, professor, author, and past president of the Society of Civil War Historians. Janney has spent a good deal of her … Continue reading →

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Modern Photography: Battlefield Cannons

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Sarah Kay Bierle

During my battlefield trips, I enjoying taking the “classic” cannon photos. Though serene battlefield markers today, these artillery pieces caused fearsome destruction during the Civil War.

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“Put the boys in, and may God forgive me for the order.”

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Phill Greenwalt

They were merely boys, some just old enough to shave for the first time. The youngest was 15, the oldest 24. General John Cabell Breckenridge was adamant: the “boys” from the Virginia Military Institute would only be used as reinforcements … Continue reading →

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No NPS? No Problem—New Market

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Daniel Davis

Day Ten in a series coinciding with the federal government shutdown Situated about 20 minutes north of Harrisonburg, Virginia is the small town of New Market. Here on May 15, 1864, Confederates under Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge engaged a Union force … Continue reading →

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