Location of the Battle of Port Republic

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 APCWS (Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites) has established a short interpretive trail with signage at the "coaling" which overlooks the battlefield. 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.