Скачать или смотреть The Muddy Charge: Exploring New Market Battlefield & The Field of Lost Shoes

Join us as we take our truck down the winding backroads of the Shenandoah Valley to the hallowed ground of the New Market Battlefield! This small Virginia town was the site of a pivotal Civil War clash on May 15, 1864, where a ragtag Confederate force under General John C. Breckinridge confronted a larger Union army led by General Franz Sigel. The battle is famously remembered for the desperate, heroic charge of the young Virginia Military Institute (VMI) Cadets, some as young as fifteen, who were rushed into the fight to fill a critical gap in the Confederate line. Charging across the muddy Bushong farm field—since nicknamed the "Field of Lost Shoes"—their actions helped secure one of the Confederacy's last significant victories in the Valley, temporarily stalling the massive 1864 Union offensive. We'll explore the original farm, walk the famous field, and delve into the intense, rain-soaked fight that cemented these young men's place in history.