A historical reenactment
NEW MARKET BATTLEFIELD
Never before, or since, has a college student body been called into pitched battle as were the VMI Cadets on May 15, 1864. The Hall of Valor is a monument to those cadets and the American Civil War soldiers who showed courage and discipline in one of the war's most poignant episodes, the Battle of New Market. Two award-winning films, one on the battle, the other on "Stonewall" Jackson's famed 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign, are presented in a 125-seat theater. Colorful dioramas emphasize incredible acts of endurance and resilience demonstrated by soldiers both North and South. Others experienced the war as well. Jacob and Sarah Bushong worked their family farm for 30 years before war turned their orchard into a battlefield and their home into a hospital. Today, the original farmstead reveals how this quiet community was changed by conflict. Restored wheelwright and blacksmith shops, a loom house, and summer kitchen convey 19th century pursuits on this typical valley farm. Scenic pathways lead to the "Field of Lost Shoes" and the high bluffs 200 feet above the graceful Shenandoah River.
A historical reenactment
NEW MARKET BATTLEFIELD
Never before, or since, has a college student body been called into pitched battle as were the VMI Cadets on May 15, 1864. The Hall of Valor is a monument to those cadets and the American Civil War soldiers who showed courage and discipline in one of the war's most poignant episodes, the Battle of New Market. Two award-winning films, one on the battle, the other on "Stonewall" Jackson's famed 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign, are presented in a 125-seat theater. Colorful dioramas emphasize incredible acts of endurance and resilience demonstrated by soldiers both North and South. Others experienced the war as well. Jacob and Sarah Bushong worked their family farm for 30 years before war turned their orchard into a battlefield and their home into a hospital. Today, the original farmstead reveals how this quiet community was changed by conflict. Restored wheelwright and blacksmith shops, a loom house, and summer kitchen convey 19th century pursuits on this typical valley farm. Scenic pathways lead to the "Field of Lost Shoes" and the high bluffs 200 feet above the graceful Shenandoah River.