Post-Appomattox Tragedy

Post-Appomattox Tragedy (HMACV)

Location: New Market, VA 22844 Shenandoah County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 41.567', W 78° 39'

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On 22 May 1865, after the Civil War ended.Capt. George W. Summers, Sgt. I. Newton Koontz,and two other armed veterans of Co. D,7th Virginia Cavalry, robbed six Federalcavalrymen of their horses near Woodstock.The horses were returned the next day to the 192d Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Rude's Hill. Despite assurances that all was forgiven, Lt. Col. Cyrus Hussy, temporarily commanding the 192nd, later ordered the men arrested. The others escaped, but Summers and Koontz were shot without trial here on 27 June. Thirty years later, Capt. Thomas J. Adams and friends erected the nearby monument to commemorate their deaths.
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HM NumberHMACV
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Marker NumberA-69
Year Placed1999
Placed ByThe Department of Historic Resources; funded privately by Mr. D. Coiner Rosen
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 10:45am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 704380 N 4285306
Decimal Degrees38.69278333, -78.65000000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 41.567', W 78° 39'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 41' 34.02" N, 78° 39' 0.00" W
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Area Code(s)540
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4601-5167 Old Valley Pike, New Market VA 22844, US
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