After their defeat at New Market, Federal troops in the Shenandoah Valley got a new commander and renewed their offensive. Intense fighting at Piedmont on June 5, 1864 peaked with a flanking movement and ended with a Confederate retreat turned to a rout. Federals occupied the key Valley town of Staunton on June 6 and got ready to march on Lynchburg.
Piedmont Battlefield
Virginia historical highway marker A-111 commemorates the battle. It is on the southbound side of Battlefield Road (Virginia State Route 603) in Augusta County, just south of the junction with Piedmont Road.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
