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.
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.
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!
Love your early morning tours!!
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My favorite readings here are the bios. Will you be having any more of them?
ReplyDeleteAnna from Long Island, NY. Just starting to research my partner's ancestor who served for the Union from NYC.
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ReplyDeleteJohn 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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ReplyDeleteI 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.
That's fabulous. Would love to visit with you next time I am in the area...
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DeleteOn June 8, 1862 the battle of Cross Keys was
ReplyDeletefought 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!