Strasburg, Virginia is in a strategic position in the Shenandoah Valley. South of Strasburg Massanutten Mountain divides the Valley lengthwise, giving armies two parallel corridors of operation. During the Civil war the Manassas Gap Railroad reached Strasburg from Manassas in the east and continued west around Massanutten Mountain and then southwest to Mount Jackson, providing a vital military conduit – and target – during the war. North of town the commanding ridge of Hupp’s Hill provided a good  natural defence against an advance from the south.

Strasburg Civil War Markers:

Bank’s Fort historical marker
Battle of Cedar Creek historical marker
Battle of Hupp’s Hill wayside marker
Civil War Strasburg – Strategic Intersection wayside narker (at Strasburg Museum)
Hupp’s Hill Walking Tour
The Great Train Raid of 1861 (at Strasburg Museum)
Stonewall’s Surprise wayside marker
Signal Knob wayside marker
Trenches on Hupp’s Hill historical marker