Front Royal, Virginia | This driving tour consists of sites associated with the 1862 Battle of Front Royal.

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Port Republic Battlefield
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8691 WATER STREET
PORT REPUBLIC, VA 24471, USA
Website: http://www.shenandoah.stonesentinels.com/Port_Republic/Port_Republic.php
On June 9, 1862, in the last battle of Stonewall Jackson's Valley campaign, the Stonewall Brigade was repulsed after an unsupported attack against Union positions held at Port Republic by Gen. James Shields. After Confederate reinforcements arrived, thwarting a Federal counterattack, Gen. Richard Taylor's "Louisiana Tigers" relentlessly assaulted the formidable artillery position, forcing Shields to retreat and leaving Jackson in control of the Upper Valley.
McDowell, Virginia | The site of Stonewall Jackson's first victory in his 1862 Valley Campaign.
Strasburg, Virginia | A key action in the 1864 Shenandoah Valley campaign, this September 21-22 engagement came on the heels of the Confederate retreat from Winchester.
Harrisonburg, Virginia | In pursuit of Stonewall Jackson's army, Union General Frémont encountered the division of Confederate General Richard Ewell at this site on June 8, 1862.
Middletown, Virginia | This battlefield was the site of the last major battle in the Shenandoah Valley.
Henrico, Virginia | Last of the Seven Days' Battles of the Peninsula campaign, on July 1, 1862, McClellan's II and V Corps retreated along the James River and defended the strong natural position of this historic site, part of the National Park Service, against Lee's assault.
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