Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Reproduction photograph of Elizabeth "Eliza" Clinedinst Crim. The original image was probably taken in about 1870.

Eliza was also known as “Mother Crim” due to her actions following the Civil War Battle of New Market caring for cadets from the…

Heavily damaged image of the stone monument honoring the 1864 Battle of New Market, a significant event of the Civil War.

Cannons on temporary stands and flags flanking the monument may indicate this photograph was taken at the dedication…

Photo of an oval-framed photograph of John Augustine Washington, III.

He was the great grandnephew of George Washington and the last Washington to own Mount Vernon.

During the US Civil War, he was a Lt. Colonel in the Confederate Army.

In…

Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified bearded man in a Union army officer uniform from the American Civil War.

This glass plate negative was stored in a box labeled "Strasburg".

Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified man with a beard. He is wearing the uniform of a Union officer from the American Civil War.

Photo of a postcard photograph of an unidentified man with a beard and mustache in a Confederate military uniform indicating he held the rank of Captain.

Photograph of the historic marker for the New Market Battlefield.

The monument was erected by Battlefield Markers Association in the 1920s and was one of the first highway markers in Virginia.

It is located on New Market Battlefield property…

Photograph of the words inscribed on the monument commemorating the unjust execution of Captain George W. Summers and Sergeant Newton Koontz Company D 7th Virginia Cavalry on June 27, 1865, by order of Union Lt. Col. Huzzy.

The execution took…

Photograph of the monument commemorating the unjust execution of Captain George W. Summers and Sergeant Newton Koontz Company D 7th Virginia Cavalry on June 27, 1865, by order of Union Lt. Col. Huzzy.

The execution took place after the South had…

Postcard showing an aerial view of the Bushong house located on the New Market Battlefield.

Postcard bearing an image of the Presbyterian Church in Strasburg Virginia.

The postcard is dated July 10, 1909.

Photographic postcard showing "Battlefield Crystal Caverns" in Strasburg Virginia.

In the image Crystal Caverns and several other structures that surrounded it during the first half of the 20th century are visible. These include a museum,…

Postcard showing the memorial stone that marks the spot of Turner Ashby's death during the Civil War. Includes description of Ashby and local battles.

Postcard with a picture of Bank's Fort in Strasburg Virginia. It includes a brief description of the site which was developed by Federal forces under General Nathaniel P. Banks when he occupied the town in 1862.

Postcard showing Shirley's Hill on the New Market Battlefield. Includes a description of the battle.

Postcard showing the Pennsylvania Monument on the New Market Battlefield. The monument is located just north of New Market Virginia and commemorated the 54 Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. The card includes and description of their actions.

Postcard showing a reenactment of the Battle of New Market by US Marines and Virginia Military Institute Cadets on September 20 1923. Includes a description of the battle and note that the re-enactment attracted 150,000 spectators. .

Postcard showing the Shell Struck Post near what is now Reformation Lutheran Church in New Market Virginia

Postcard showing the 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Monument located on the New Market Battlefield just north of the town of New Market.

Postcard with a picture of the New York Monument located on the Cedar Creek Battlefield between Strasburg and Middleton Virginia.

Postcard showing the Hall of Valor located at the New Market Battlefield. The site is operated by the Virginia Military Institute and is currently known as the Virginia Museum of the Civil War.

Postcard showing the the New Market Battlefield, part of the town of New Market Virginia, and the surrounding landscape.

Postcard showing "Shirley's Hill" near the town of New Market Virginia.

The card's printed descriptor indicates that hill was the site of the noted charge by Virginia Military Institute Cades during the 1864 battle of New Market.

The card is…

Postcard showing the Bushong house located on the New Market Battlefield.

Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an aerial view of the New Market Battlefield's Hall of Valor building under construction.
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