VA-A28 Battle of New Market

Marker text: BATTLE OF NEW MARKET

On the hills to the north took place the Battle of New Market, May 15, 1864. The Union Army, under General Franz Sigel, faced southwest. John C. Breckinridge, once Vice-President of the United States, commanded the Confederates. Colonel Scott Shipp commanded the cadet corps of the Virginia Military Institute, which distinguished itself, capturing a battery. The battle ended in Sigel's retreat northward.

Conservation & Development Commission 1929