Capture of Star Fort

Capture of Star Fort is a Virginia historical marker in Frederick County, dedicated 1937.

Rte. 11, 0.1 mile south of Rte. 1323

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The fort on the hilltop to the southwest, known as Star Fort, was taken by Colonel Schoonmaker of Sheridan's army in the battle of September 19, 1864.

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Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1859 · Virginia (Herman Boye, 1859) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1865 · Central Virginia showing Lieut Gen'l U.S. Grant's Campaign and Marches. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1869 · Colton's West Virginia (1869) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1894 · Winchester, West Virginia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
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Virginia (Herman Boye, 1859), 1859, covering the location of Capture of Star Fort, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Virginia (Herman Boye, 1859), 1859, covering this location. Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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