Today is the 155th Anniversary of the Battle of New Market.

Today, I’m actually in Lexington, Virginia, at Virginia Military Institute for the New Market Ceremony which is a special memorial observation. Before leaving for the book tour of Call Out The Cadets, we recorded an anniversary video.

I love primary sources. There’s nothing quite like hearing about events in the words of those who were really there. Today’s video features photographs and voice-overs for the primary sources along with a little interpretation. I hope you will find it interesting and an appropriate way to commemorate the battle anniversary.

May 15, 1864 in Primary Sources

Video Highlights

• Excerpt from Cadet Jack Standard’s last letter
• Excerpts from Cadet John Wise’s End of an Era
• Excerpt from 54th Pennsylvania Report
• Citation for Sergeant Burns’s Medal of Honor citation
• Excerpt from Capt. Henry DuPont’s artillery memoirs

Thanks for watching!

Your Historian,

Miss Sarah

P.S. Check out Gazette665’s Facebook page later today or tomorrow for photographs from VMI.