Tuesday, October 19, 2021

A walk at Cross Keys (Va.) battlefield on a foggy morning

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  1. Love your early morning tours!!
    Fritz from Glenview, IL

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  2. My favorite readings here are the bios. Will you be having any more of them?

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  3. Anna from Long Island, NY. Just starting to research my partner's ancestor who served for the Union from NYC.

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  4. Huntley, Illinois- splendid video.

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  5. John from NYC. Thank you for this view of the Cross Keys battlefield. Yes, the 8th NY was the lead regiment in this part of the battlefield. The regiment of my great-great-grandfather, the 45th NY, followed behind in support. The 45th was severely disrupted by the men of the 8th who fled the carnage they endured, though the 45th's casualty total was significantly lower. Not a good day for the Federals.

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  6. Anonymous9:52 AM

    https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/082-5255/
    I live in the Haugh House which was at the epicenter of combat on June 8th 1862. It’s at the bottom of the hill. The eighth New York would have taken their last March directly in front of their home.

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    1. That's fabulous. Would love to visit with you next time I am in the area...

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    2. Anonymous12:04 PM

      See Haugh House/Va. Dept. Of Historic Resources. Contact info: tom@finelinearchdetail.com

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  7. Anonymous10:04 AM

    On June 8, 1862 the battle of Cross Keys was
    fought on a ridge in eastern Rockingham
    County Virginia near Port Republic. Three
    hundred Union men were lost in a matter of
    minutes to Confederate forces in Stonewall
    Jackson's army in what is considered a decisive
    victory in Jackson's Valley Campaign.
    Not two hundred yards away in a hollow at the
    foot of the ridge is a house that looked up on
    the action. It too took on damage. A stray
    confederate bullet from that battle pierced an
    attic window and this is a picture of that bullet
    hole. The owners at the time decided to
    preserve the damaged window pane by placing
    another one over it. How extraordinary to be
    able to see such evidence of that battle now
    more than 156 years later!

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