VA-A27 Rudes Hill Action

Marker text: RUDE'S HILL ACTION

Rude's Hill was reached by two divisions of Sheridan's Union Cavalry following the Confederate General Jubal A. Early, on November 22, 1864. Early promptly took position on the hill to oppose them. The cavlary, charging across the flats were repulsed in a sharp action and fell back northward.

Virginia Conservation Commission 1948