Shockeysville, Virginia
| Shockeysville | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 39°23′9″N 78°14′38″W / 39.38583°N 78.24389°WCoordinates: 39°23′9″N 78°14′38″W / 39.38583°N 78.24389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Frederick |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Shockeysville is an unincorporated community in northern Frederick County, Virginia, United States. It is the northernmost community in the state.
Shockeysville is located at the junction of Shockeysville (VA 671) and Holiday (VA 691) Roads on Winding Ridge southwest of Shockeys Knob (1873 feet/571 meters) on Sleepy Creek Mountain. The community and the knob are both named for the Shockey's, a prevalent family in the area.
"The year was 1859 in the vicinity of present-day Shockeysville. A few scattered houses existed. Elizabeth and John Shockey came to the area to settle. Daniel Daily, son of Samuel Dailey, made an agreement with Elizabeth Shockey to take care of his father Samuel, until his death. Samuel had Consumption (Tuberculosis), a very deadly disease of that time. As payment for his care, Daniel and Mary Dailey deeded 358 acres of land to Elizabeth for her sole use.
Within two years the Civil War began. Shockeysville was an area that changed hands almost daily. Winchester changed hands 72 times during the war. Shockeysville was on the way to Winchester for McNeills Raiders Confederate Cavalry from 17 counties of West Virginia who raided down the Shenandoah Valley as far as Woodstock, Virginia.
In 1864 General U.S. Grant ordered General Philip Sheridan to take the Shenandoah Valley. The valley was known as the Confederacy's granary. Sheridan was to do this by burning houses, barns and crops. He was to take livestock and kill what he couldn't use. Any person who resisted could be shot.
General George Armstrong Custer was in charge of all the Union Cavalry in the Valley Regions. He saw to the burning order with a vengeance. Cavalry from every Union state was under his command. Shockeysville did not grow during these years. All able-bodied men where off fighting for the South.
One time a Confederate soldier was captured near Shockeysville. He was being taken to Winchester to prison by Pennsylvania Cavalry. Sergeant Files was leading the detail one mile south of Shockeysville. At dusk the prisoner slipped off his horse and hid in some underbrush along the road. The Union troopers began firing in response to standing orders. Sergeant Files ordered them to halt. He said that this is a peaceful place and that he was tired of killing.
In 1882 Sergeant Files returned to the area. He saw to the building of Files Chapel Church one mile south of Shockeysville. His family is represented in the area. Some members are buried in Shockeysville Church Cemetery.
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