May 15, 1864

Historical marker location:

9500 George Collins Pkwy, New Market, Virginia

( Memorial can be reached from George Collins Parkway (Virginia Route 305) ½ mile north of West Old Cross Road (U.S. 211), on the left when traveling north.)

U.S.A.. [The Battle of New Market].

The first Thanksgiving in North America was celebrated in Virginia in 1619, a year before the Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving in Massachusetts.