New Market, Battle of, New Market, Va., 1864

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Name (Hebrew)
קרב ניו מרקט, וירג'יניה, 1864
Name (Latin)
New Market, Battle of, New Market, Va., 1864
Other forms of name
nne New Market, Battle of, 1864
nne New Market (Va.), Battle of, 1864
Coordinates
-78.67055556 -78.67055556 38.66194444 38.66194444 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing place name
United States
Virginia
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q2237043
Library of congress: sh 85091358
Sources of Information
  • Adams, J.T. Dict. Am. hist., 1942(New Market, Battle of, May 15, 1864)
  • Dyer, J.H. Comp. of war rebellion, 1908(Several events associated with New Market battle)
  • Historical times illus. encyc. of the Civil War(New Market, Va., Battle of, 15 May 1864)
  • Civil War battlefield guide, 1990(New Market, 15 May 1864)
  • Civil War day by day(May 15, Sunday 1864. Battle of New Market, Virginia)
  • Boatner Civil War dict.(New Market, Va., 15 May '64)
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Wikipedia description:

The 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. The battle is primarily remembered today for being the only time in American history a school's student body was used as an organized combat unit. During the battle Confederate general John C. Breckinridge ordered cadets from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), some of them child soldiers no older than 15, to join an attack on the Union lines. The event has gone on to become central to many of the institute's myths and traditions.

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