White House Bridge
Encyclopedia
White House Bridge was located west of Luray, Virginia
over the South Fork of the Shenandoah River. During the American Civil War
, on 2 June 1862, Stonewall Jackson
's cavalry chief Turner Ashby
burned this bridge to slow down Federal pursuit of their forces. The battles of Cross Keys
and Port Republic
were fought a week later. Earlier that year, during April and May 1862, the steamer Corwin
with Thomas Stowell Phelps in command, had stopped Confederate forces from destroying the bridge.
Luray, Virginia
Luray is a town in Page County, Virginia, United States, in the Shenandoah Valley of the northern part of the state. It is also the county seat...
over the South Fork of the Shenandoah River. During the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, on 2 June 1862, Stonewall Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
ຄຽשת״ׇׂׂׂׂ֣|birth_place= Clarksburg, Virginia |death_place=Guinea Station, Virginia|placeofburial=Stonewall Jackson Memorial CemeteryLexington, Virginia|placeofburial_label= Place of burial|image=...
's cavalry chief Turner Ashby
Turner Ashby
Turner Ashby, Jr. was a Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War. He had achieved prominence as Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's cavalry commander, in the grade of colonel, in the Shenandoah Valley before he was killed in battle in 1862...
burned this bridge to slow down Federal pursuit of their forces. The battles of Cross Keys
Battle of Cross Keys
The Battle of Cross Keys was fought on June 8, 1862, in Rockingham County, Virginia, as part of Confederate Army Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War...
and Port Republic
Battle of Port Republic
-References:* Cozzens, Peter. Shenandoah 1862: Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8078-3200-4....
were fought a week later. Earlier that year, during April and May 1862, the steamer Corwin
USS Corwin (1849)
USS Corwin was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.-U.S...
with Thomas Stowell Phelps in command, had stopped Confederate forces from destroying the bridge.