Cross Keys

• 83 Acres to Save at Cross Keys

  

  View of a portion of the 83-acre target tract at the Cross Keys Battlefield.

  David Duncan

• Satellite Image of Target Tract

  

  Satellite view of our 83-acre target tract (in yellow) on the Cross Keys battlefield.

  Google Earth

• A Historic Landscape

  

  Several historical signs at the edge of our 83-acre target tract at Cross Keys.

  David Duncan

• Cross Keys Battlefield

  

  Note the large new house in the background. This 83-acre parcel would be a perfect future target for further luxury home development.

  David Duncan

• Target Tract at Cross Keys

  

  View of a portion of the 83-acre tract that the Civil War Trust is working to save in 2012.

  David Duncan

• Target Tract at Cross Keys

  

  Another view of our 83-acre target tract at Cross Keys.

  David Duncan

• Forbes Illustration

  

  This illustration by Edwin Forbes shows the Union forces under John C. Fremont marching onto the Cross Keys battlefield.

  Library of Congress

• The Destruction of the 8th New York

  

  This painting by Private Henry Berckhoff of the 8th New York shows the destruction of his regiment at Cross Keys.

  Gilder Lehrman Collection

• Arrival of the 8th New York

  

  The 8th New York moved across this field and where ambushed by hidden Confederate forces nearby

  Rob Shenk

• Confederate Ambush

  

  Confederate soldiers under the command of Isaac Trimble waited behind this fence to ambush oncoming Federal troops.

  Rob Shenk

• Walker's Attack

  

  This historical sign describes the impact of James Walker's flank attack. Our target tract is behind this sign.

  David Duncan

• Walker and Trimble

  

  James Walker (left) and Issac Trimble's (right) flank attack across our target tract forced Fremont to retreat at Cross Keys

  Wikimedia

• John C. Fremont

  

  Illustration of John C. Fremont, the commander of the Union forces at Cross Keys

  Library of Congress

• The Mill Creek Line

  

  Confederate forces occupied the formidable heights above Mill Creek on the Cross Keys Battlefield.

  Rob Shenk

• Cemetery at Union Church

  

  The Confederate left sat near Union Church and the nearby cemetery at Cross Keys

  Rob Shenk

• Hotchkiss Map of Cross Keys

  

  A section of the Jed Hotchkiss map of the Battle of Cross Keys. Trimble's and Walker's flank attack can be seen on the right.

  Library of Congress

• Roads of Cross Keys

  

  This simple country road passes through our target tract at Cross Keys.

  David Duncan

• Touring Cross Keys

  

  Civil War Trust members visited the Cross Keys battlefield during our 2005 Annual Conference.

  Ron Cogswell

• The Widow Pence Farmhouse

  

  One of the Civil War Trust's first preservation victories was in saving this home and the battlefield ground around it.

  Ron Cogswell

• The Bounty of Cross Keys

  

  Wheat covered fields on the Cross Keys battlefield.

  Chris Heisey

• Rural Splendor at Cross Keys

  

  The lush Shenandoah Valley has long been a source of great agricultural output.

  Chris Heisey