New Market, Virginia
Town, Battle, Memory
In 2016, Sarah Kay Bierle started researching the battle and community of New Market, Virginia. Part of the study culminated in her nonfiction book Call Out The Cadets.
Here you’ll find links to articles about the Civil War battle and the small crossroad community affected by the fighting on May 13-15, 1864.
On Gazette665:
Jessie Rupert: “Though Surrounded By Enemies”
Lydie Clinedinst: “Mother of the New Market Cadets”
Sarah Bushong: Battle Around Her Home
1864: “May Be Relied Upon For Active Duty”
1864: “A Case of Mismanagement”
Stop Here! Virginia Military Institute
Video Series: New Market
Emerging Civil War Articles
Lydie Clinedinst & Moses Ezekiel: A Devoted Friendship Begun at New Market
How I Got Hooked On New Market: The Story Behind “Call Out The Cadets”
“Cadet Evans Climbed On A Cannon”
Longing To Be A Soldier (Cadet J.B. Stanard)
To order Sarah’s nonfiction book, Call Out The Cadets: The Battle of New Market, please visit Gazette665’s secure online store.
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