Battle of Port Republic

The cross road here roughgly divides the Confederate and Union lines in the battle of JUne 9, 1862. Jackson attacked Shields, coming southward to join Fremont, but was repulsed. Reinforced by Ewell, Jackson attacked again and drove Shields from the ...

Port Republic

Port Republic Battlefield Civil War Site—Trail Stop 1. Last Battle of Jackson’s 1862 Valley Campaign.

You are standing on the “Coaling.” By the Civil War this area was nearly devoid of trees, the timber having been used for the production of ...

Port Republic

Port Republic Battlefield Civil War Site—Trail Stop 1. Last Battle of Jackson’s 1862 Valley Campaign.

You are standing on the “Coaling.” By the Civil War this area was nearly devoid of trees, the timber having been used for the production of ...

Port Republic Road Historic District

This is Waynesboro's oldest intact neighborhood. It coalesced as a community about 1870, just after the Civil War, when formerly enslaved individuals moved here to work in nearby industries and on railroads. The African American residents constructed most of the ...