Rude’s Hill monument

Mount Jackson to Rude’s Hill

The historical marker for Rude’s Hil is in between Mount Jackson and New Market, Virginia. It was erected in 1927 by the Shenandoah Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The marker is one of 59 commemorating Virginia Civil War battlefields created during the 1920’s by the Battlefield Markers Association. They were the first highway markers in the State of Virginia. Other nearby Civil War markers include Cavalry Engagement, Jackson at Rude’s Hill, Rude’s Hill Action and Rude’s Hill – Knoll of Refuge.

The historical marker for Rude's Hil is in between Mount Jackson and New Market, Virginia.

From the marker:

Rude’s Hill

Stonewall Jackson’s camp ground
April 2–16, 1862
His headquarters at the foot of this hill.
Colonel John Francis Neff, Commander
33rd Regiment, Stonewall Brigade,
born and buried near here.

Erected by The Shenandoah Chapter, U.D.C.
1927

Location:
A group of five Civil War markers are at Rude’s Hill, on the west side of the Valley Pike (U.S. 11) about 2.5 milles south of Mount Jackson and 3.5 miles north of New Market, Virginia. (38°42’09.8″N 78°38’55.1″W)