Battle of Good's Farm

The Battle of Good's Farm was a short skirmish between the Confederates and the Union in Jackson's Valley Campaign in the American Civil War.

Chasing the enemy to Good’s Farm on the outskirts of town, the company was fired upon by infantry of the 58th Virginia concealed behind two stone walls on either side of the road.

However, finding the enemy too well concealed and being flanked by Ashby’s Cavalry, the 1st New Jersey started a hasty and disorganized retreat.

Meanwhile, Colonel Thomas L. Kane of the 13th Pennsylvania Reserves or “Bucktails”, received permission to rescue the wounded from the field from Brigadier General George D. Bayard.

The Bucktails hid behind trees at the edge of the woods and began firing into the Confederates, causing a number of casualties and checking their advance.

Monument at the site of Ashby's death