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	Battle of Port Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Port Republic was fought on June 9, 1862, in Rockingham County, Virginia, as part of Confederate States Army Major General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War.
		Port Republic was a fierce contest between two equally determined foes and was the most costly battle fought by Jackson's Army of the Valley during its campaign.
		After the dual defeats at Cross Keys and Port Republic, the Union armies retreated, leaving Jackson in control of the upper and middle Shenandoah Valley and freeing his army to reinforce Robert E. Lee before Richmond in the Seven Days Battles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Port_Republic (836 words)

	Battle of Cross Keys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Cross Keys was fought on June 8, 1862, in Rockingham County, Virginia, as part of Confederate Army Major General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War.
		Together, the battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic were the decisive victories in Jackson's Valley Campaign, forcing the Union armies to retreat and leaving Jackson free to reinforce Robert E. Lee for the Seven Days Battles outside Richmond, Virginia.
		The hamlet of Port Republic lies on a neck of land between the North and South forks of the Shenandoah River (called the North and South Rivers locally) at the point where they conjoin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Cross_Keys (1327 words)

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		Surprise Raid on Port Republic: Colonel Samuel Carroll at the head of a regiment of cavalry, supported by a battery and a brigade of infantry, was sent ahead by Shields to secure the North River Bridge at Port Republic.
		The battle of Port Republic was a fierce contest between two equally determined foes and was the most costly battle fought by the Army of the Valley during its campaign.
		The core of the battlefield of Port Republic extends from the village of Port Republic east to rte.
	www.stonewalljacksoninn.com /local_battlefields.htm (4680 words)

	Stonewall Jackson's Report of his Famous Shenandoah Valley Campaign
		On the 6th General Ashby took position on the road between Harrisonburg and Port Republic, and received a spirited charge from a portion of the enemy's cavalry, which resulted in the repulse of the enemy and the capture of Colonel Wyndham and 63 others.
		I had remained at Port Republic during the principal part of the 8th, expecting a renewal of the attack.
		In the mean time, before 5 in the morning, General Winder's brigade was in Port Republic, and having crossed the South Fork by a temporary wagon bridge placed there for the purpose, was moving down the River road to attack the forces of General Shields.
	www.swcivilwar.com /JacksonValleyCampReport.html (6830 words)

	History of Port Republic
		At Port Republic, the North River and the South River meet to form the South Fork of the Shenandoah River.
		The Port Republic Mill pictured at right was rebuilt after it was burned in 1864, and it operated until the 1940's.
		Following a battle at Chestnut Ridge, Harrisonburg, the body of General Turner Ashby had been brought to the home of Benjamin Franklin Kemper, where General Jackson joined other mourners who came to pay their respects to the local hero.
	www.heritagecenter.com /SPRP/history.html (778 words)

	Battery B, 4th U.S. Light Artillery - Horsepower Moves the Guns
		During battle, the guns were moved to assigned positions and then were switched from place to place, pulled back or sent forward as fortune demanded.
		At Port Republic, Jackson ordered Imboden to put his battery in a sheltered place and be ready, upon the enemy's withdrawal, to advance to a point where his guns would have a clear field of fire.
		Some accounts of the battle mention the absence of the horses and hint that it was a factor in the loss of the guns.
	www.batteryb.com /horsepower.html (4033 words)

	Pakistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The republic declared in 1958 was stalled by a coup d'etat by Ayub Khan (1958–69), who was president during a period of internal instability and a second war with India in 1965.
		Pakistan is a federal republic with Islam as the state religion.
		Punjab is the site of Alexander's battle on the Jhelum River and the historic city Lahore, Pakistan's cultural capital with many examples of Mughal architecture such as the Badshahi Masjid, Shalimar Gardens, Tomb of Jahangir and the Lahore Fort.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pakistan (4967 words)

	Dixie Outfitters
		Battle of USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly Merrimack) at Hampton Roads, Virginia.
		Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam): Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac fight to a standstill along a Maryland creek on the bloodiest day in American history.
		Although the battle was a tactical draw, it forced Lee to end his invasion of the North and retreat back to Virginia.
	www.dixieoutfitters.com /heritage/tl2.shtml (2698 words)

	Civil War Battle History of Port Republic, Virginia
		Port Republic was the last and hardest fought battle of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's celebrated 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
		Tyler aligned his infantry along a sunken roadbed two miles north of Port Republic, anchoring his left flank on the hill where charcoal had been produced prior to the war.
		The land was donated to the CWPT in December 1989 by the Lee-Jackson Foundation.
	www.civilwar.org /historyclassroom/hc_portrepublichist.htm (526 words)

	Battle of Cross Keys and Port Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		But the plain where the battle must be fought was commanded by the bluffs on the left bank of the Shenandoah; and should Frémont advance while an engagement was in progress, even though he could not cross the stream, he might assail the Confederates in flank with his numerous batteries.
		The ground held by the Confederates was only partially cleared, and from the Port Republic road in the centre, at a distance of six hundred yards on either flank, were woods of heavy timber, enclosing the valley, and jutting out towards the enemy.
		Port Republic was the battle most costly to the Army of the Valley during the whole campaign.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /leeFoundation/jackson/Battle-cross-keys.html (14155 words)

	Port Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Port Republic is a town situated at the confluence of the North and South rivers where they form the south fork of the Shenandoah river.
		The South river is easily fordable and at the time of the operations in the Shenandoah valley in 1862 it was spanned by a wooden bridge.
		On the same day the battle of Cross Keys was fought and during the night Ewell's division joined the Confederates at Port Republic.
	members.evansville.net /tlconner/portrepublic.htm (421 words)

	Port Republic June 9, 1862
		After the repulse of Shields' cavalry raid into Port Republic and Fremont's repulse at Cross Keys, Jackson planned to cross the South River and strike Shields early on the morning of June 9th.
		If the battle continued as it had, perhaps all of the sacrifices of the brilliant Valley Campaign would eventually come to naught.
		Taylor once again attacked and captured the Coaling, visible on the right of the picture, and although Winder was being routed in the fields in the center of the picture, Ewell was approaching the area with two Virginia regiments along the ridge on the left of the picture on a route parallel to the road.
	johnsmilitaryhistory.com /portrepublic.html (1236 words)

	Battle Cry: A Command & Colors Game: New Scenarios
		The battle was fought on September 21st and 22nd, 1864 in Virginia.
		The battle was fought on June 9th, 1862 in Virginia, one of the many battles in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
		Battle Summary: Armstrong Hill from the Knoxville Rountable.
	www.thewargamer.com /BattleCry/sc_other.html (1705 words)

	Index to double-page illustrations in The Soldier in Our Civil War, Vol. I
		Battle of White Oak Swamp, June 30th, 1862.
		Battles Fought in the Chickahominy Valley, the Scene of.
		Harrisonburg to Port Republic, Battle on the Road from.
	www.webbgarrison.com /thesoldierfull/indextodoublepages.htm (509 words)

	Battle of Cross Keys
		The battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic were the decisive victories of Maj. Gen.
		The small town of Port Republic lies on a neck of land between the North and South rivers at the point where they conjoin.
		Fremont determined to advance his battle line with the evident intention of developing the CS position, assumed to be behind Mill Creek.
	www.angelfire.com /va3/valleywar/battle/crosskeys.html (1614 words)

	WHSV \| The Battle of Port Republic
		The Battle of Port Republic is said to have been one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War; and there's one little barn still standing that helped lead the Confederate soldiers to victory.
		The Confederacy was victorious in the one-day battle.
		It's currently the only barn standing in Port Republic from the Civil War era and two years after the battle it was saved, thanks to one special little girl.
	www.whsv.com /news/headlines/1981072.html (501 words)

	Amazon.com: Conquering the Valley: Stonewall Jackson at Port Republic (Civil War (Louisana State University Press)): ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This is the most documented source on Jackson at the battles of Port Republic and Cross Keyes where Jackson's army stand between two armies that are trying to trap and squeeze him, which they almost succeed in doing at the start.
		The village of Port Republic is still a small town nestled against the South and North Rivers that form the South Shenandoah with Cross Keyes across the North River to the west.
		I particularly found the beginning of this last battle of the famous Valley Campaign fascinating as Jackson, his staff, his wagons and a small infantry unit with novice artillery are leisurely enjoying a summers' day when suddenly a complete cavalry detachment bursts on the scene almost capturing Jackson and all his staff (bagged some).
	www.amazon.com /Conquering-Valley-Stonewall-Republic-University/dp/0807127876 (2314 words)

	History - Indiana Infantry (Part 1)
		Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863.
		Battles of South Mountain, Md., September 14; Antietam September 16-17.
		Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21.
	www.civilwararchive.com /Unreghst/unininf1.htm (4404 words)

	Location of the Battle of Port Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The battle of Port Republic, the last of General Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign, was fought on June 9, 1862.
		The battlefield lies one and one-half miles downriver from the village of Port Republic.
		The coaling was the site of the placement of Federal guns; some of the fiercest fighting of the war took place in an effort to gain or keep control of these guns.
	www.heritagecenter.com /SPRP/battle.html (99 words)

	Report of Lieut. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson of the Battle at Port Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Having through the blessing of an ever-kind Providence passed Strasburg before the Federal armies under Generals Shields and Fremont effected the contemplated junction in my rear, as referred to in the report of the battle of Winchester, I continued to move up the Valley turnpike, leaving Strasburg on the evening of June 1.
		General Ewell was some 4 miles distant, near the road leading from Harrisonburg to Port Republic.
		Hotchkiss, one giving the route of the enemy during the retreat from Strasburg to Port Republic and the other of the battle-field.
	stonewall.hut.ru /reports/jackson_portrep.htm (2483 words)

	Ewell's Report of the Battle of Port Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		When I received the order to march to Port Republic, to join in the attack on the forces under General Shields, my command included, in addition to my own division, the Second Brigade of the Army of the Valley District.
		Day was breaking on the morning of June 9 before these troops commenced their march from this position to the other field at Port Republic, 7 miles distant, some of them without food for twenty-four hours.
		The commands of General Trimble and Colonel Pattern were kept in position to hold the enemy under Fremont in check, and keep him from advancing upon Port Republic or taking any part in the engagement on that day.
	stonewall.hut.ru /reports/ewell_rep_pr.htm (831 words)

	Battle of Port Republic
		Significance: The battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic were the culmination of ``Stonewall''
		The battle of Port Republic was a fierce contest between two equally determined foes and
		The core of the battlefield of Port Republic extends from the village of Port
	www.angelfire.com /va3/valleywar/battle/portrepublic.html (1059 words)

	Bullet Collector has Seemingly Unlimited Supply at Battlefield
		PORT REPUBLIC, Va. (AP) - Bennie Cupp bought his first metal detector in the 1960s and has been collecting Civil War bullets ever since.
		The battle resulted in nearly 2,000 casualties and an untold number of bullets and relics left behind.
		The Battle of Port Republic resulted in 1,818 casualties.
	www.wtopnews.com /?nid=25&sid=668067 (906 words)

	History - Ohio Infantry (Part 5)
		Battle of Port Republic June 9 (cover retreat).
		Battle of the Hatchie or Metamora October 5.
		Battle of Chickamauga September 19-21 (train guard during battle).
	www.civilwararchive.com /Unreghst/unohinf5.htm (5080 words)

	Full Index to Illustrations, The Soldier in Our Civil War Volume I
		Battle of Pittsburg Landing, 254, 263, 264, 265, 266-267, 268, 269, 270,
		Cedar Mountain, Battle of, Gordon and Crawford driving the Confederates out of the woods, 364; Captain Knapp's Battery engaging the Confederates, 365; Shelling of the Federal position at...........
		Port Royal, S. C., Plan of Naval Battle, 177 ; Graves of Federals killed at....
	www.webbgarrison.com /thesoldierfull/vol1fullindex.html (3549 words)

	The Civil War at a Glance
		Their first encounter, the Battle of the Wilderness, opens on May 5 and for the next 40 days the armies remain locke din deadly embrace.
		The North's blockade of Southern ports to deny the Confederates access to much-needed foreign war material and manufactured goods and to keep them from exporting cotton was slow to take effect.
		Five days later Port Hudson surrenders and Lincoln proclaims "The father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea." The South is cut in half along the Mississippi.
	www.pueblo.gsa.gov /cic_text/misc/civilwar/civilwar.htm (3527 words)

	LIVING HERE \| Civil War Battlefields; History in the Backyard - New York Times
		Cross Keys and the battle at Port Republic marked the end of Stonewall Jackson's 1862 Shenandoah Campaign.
		In that battle, the Eighth New York Infantry Regiment was ambushed.
		This 4,900-square-foot house served as a hospital for wounded soldiers in October 1862 during the Battle of Perryville, the most important Civil War battle in the state.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9B01E3DE1330F933A0575AC0A9639C8B63 (734 words)

	Port Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Battle of Port Republic was the most costly battle fought by Stonewall Jackson's Army of the Valley.
		The battle of Port Republic followed close on the heels of Cross Keys.
		It was a fierce contest between two highly determined foes, and the bloodiest battle of the campaign.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~scote/cw/object/prtrep.html (187 words)

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