The Rude Home in 1890s and modern day 
Our Soldiers Cemetery in Mount Jackson 
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Shenandoah was established in 1772
and originally named Dunmore
County in honor of John Murray,
the Earl of Dunmore and the royal
governor of Virginia at the time.
In 1778, in the midst of the
Revolutionary War, Dunmore?s name
was so unpopular in Virginia the
state legislature renamed the
county Shenandoah, a Native
American word that means "Beautiful Daughter of the Stars."
Third, in the distance to the
southeast, the imposing Signal
Knob first becomes evident. The
knob is the northern face of the
Massanutten Mountain range. It was
used from time to time by both the
Union and Confederacy as a signal
station to relay information on
troop movements.
Shenandoah County was the scene
of many battles and skirmishes
during the War Between the
States. The battlefields of
New Market,
Fishers Hill and
Toms Brook as well as large
parts of
Cedar Creek are all located
within the boundaries of the
county. Click here for a more
thorough look at the
battles and skirmishes in
Shenandoah County.
The Shenandoah Valley in the
Civil War
Woodstock, the county seat has
an interesting war time history.
Located directly behind
Massanutten Military Academy is
Massanutten Cemetery. Within the
cemetery at a place known as
Holly Circle is the final
resting place of a number of
Confederate soldiers moved to
this location several decades
after the War.
There are four other
incorporated towns in Shenandoah
County, each with its own unique
stories of the War Between the
States.
Mt Jackson is famous as a
medical center for Confederate
troops and
Our Soldiers Confederate
Cemetery, the final resting
place of more than 400
Confederate troops who died at
the Mt. Jackson hospital.
My favorite town is
Edinburg, maybe because I
live there. Edinburg was witness
to a number of events during the
war including locally famous
Edinburg Mill set ablaze during
General Sheridan's campaign of
destruction known as "the Burning", Whissen Mill escaped dustruction
because li was on the side of
Stony Creek opposite the town
and when Sheridan's troops
forded the stream, they were
fired on by Confederate trooper s
hiding on the bluffs.
Vignettes on the War in
Shenandoah County
The 1st Connecticut Cavalry at
Edinburg
Shenandoah County Civil War
Links
New Market Battlefield and
Museum
New Market Study
Rails in The Valley .
Stonewall Jackson Museum
Shenandoah Valley Gen Web
Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley
Campaign
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