New Market Part 2
From the First Fenceline
The Confederates crossed the first fence and advanced on the second fenceline. The attack became confused, and the line briefly fell back. Units from Indian Hollow came up, and the line stabilized along the second fenceline.
From the Right of the Bushong Farm
Meanwhile to the right of the Bushong Farm, Jackson's Battery under Lt. Blain advanced with the Confederate infantry and deployed near here to the right of the Bushong Farm. The depression in the ground continues off the picture to the right through what is now I-81. The 62nd Va advanced another 200 yards then fell back to the cover of this gully after they took heavy losses.
From the Woodson Monument
At the near end of the fence-line is a monument to Woodson's Missouri company, which lost 40 of its 62 men that day. Confederates of the 30th and part of the 51st Va. reached the fence-line at the edge of the orchard, just 350 yards from the Union line, but taking fire from the batteries of Carlin, Snow, and Kleise, they soon fell back. To plug the gap, Breckinridge ordered the VMI cadets to reinforce the line in the orchard - in the low area on the left of the picture. The low area to the right of the fence was muddy because of the rain and would soon be known as the Field of Lost Shoes.