Rutherford's Farm

Rutherford's Farm (HM93W)

Location: Winchester, VA 22603
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N 39° 13.241', W 78° 7.854'

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In the Path of Battle

In addition to the action of July 20, 1864, known as the Battle of Rutherford's Farm, two other significant events occurred on or near John Rutherford's property here.

The first took place on June 14-15, 1863, during the Gettysburg Campaign, as Union Gen. Robert H. Milroy's army evacuated Winchester and fled north. Milroy had constructed fortifications around Winchester, but Confederate Gen. Richard S. Ewell's corps, the vanguard of Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, captured one of them on June 14. Milroy's 7,000 men slipped away in the night and marched by here on the turnpike behind you. Confederate Gen. Edward "Allegheny" Johnson pursued them, caught up near Stephenson's Depot two miles north of here, and captured about half of them. The Second Battle of Winchester and the surrender at Stephenson's Depot were humiliating Federal defeats.

On September 19, 1864, the Third Battle of Winchester (or Opequon) pitted Union Gen. Philip H. Sheridan's army against that of Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early. Sheridan attacked with most of his infantry from Berryville, east of Winchester. He sent Gen. Wesley Merrit's cavalry division swinging northwest to Stephenson's Depot, where it joined Union Gen. William W. Averell's cavalrymen and then headed south toward the city. Just north of here, the cavalrymen attacked Confederate Gen. Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry and Gen. Gabriel C. Wharton's infantry, driving them back through here. Gen. George A. Custer led one of Merritt's brigades down the Winchester and Potomac Railroad line and the turnpike through Carter's and Rutherford's farms. The battle ended as Early's army fled south of Winchester to Fisher's Hill.

"We drove to Mrs. Carter's where there were some more wounded Yankees, to offer [our supplies] for their use, but the Surgeon said, his men had been so kindly treated by the citizens that they would not need them. I told him that when his men were suffering, with ours, I always shared my supplies with them; I never let a Yankee think I am a Union woman."
- Mary Greenhow Lee, diary, July 23, 1864

"The enemy ? advanced from the wood and charged our line of skirmishers. ? A short but closely contested struggle ensued, which resulted in the repulse of the enemy. Many prisoners were taken, and quite a number on both sides left on the field."
- Gen. George A. Custer
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HM NumberHM93W
Series This marker is part of the Virginia Civil War Trails series
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Placed ByVirginia Civil War Trails
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Date Added Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 1:30pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 747687 N 4345189
Decimal Degrees39.22068333, -78.13090000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 13.241', W 78° 7.854'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 13' 14.46" N, 78° 7' 51.24" W
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Area Code(s)540, 703
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1835-1861 Martinsburg Pike, Winchester VA 22603, US
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