"To give up all hope"—Confederate Left Disintegrates
— 1864 Valley Campaign —
Fearing for the ability of Battle's brigade to Withstand Crook's assault, Ramseur ordered Gen. William R. Cox's North Carolina brigade to form on Battle's left flank to your left. As Cox, regarded as one of the finest-dressed men in the Confederate army, moved his brigade toward the sound of combat, he became confused and turned his six regiments southwest and away from Battle's command. Cox's movement exposed Battle's left flank and enabled Col. Rutherford B. Hayes's division to fire directly into it. Hayes wrote that when Battle's men learned that their left flank had been turned "they seemed to give up all hope of holding their works and fled in confusion toward the [Valley] turnpike."| HM Number | HM1NWH |
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| Placed By | Virginia Civil War Trails |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, September 13th, 2015 at 9:02pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 723303 N 4318490 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.98695000, -78.42185000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 59.217', W 78° 25.311' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 59' 13.02" N, 78° 25' 18.66" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 540 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 5-423 Tumbling Run Ln, Strasburg VA 22657, US |
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