New Market, Virginia
New Market Battlefield Visitor Center & Museum
Stand on the ground where history happened. Discover the Battle of New Market through powerful artifacts, original art, and a walking trail across the battlefield.
Plan your visit
Museum status
Currently closed for renovations
and museum display updates.
Regular admission
Inside the museum
A collection that spans generations.
Located on Manor’s Hill, the museum brings the Battle of New Market into focus and gives visitors the context they need to explore the battlefield today.
The John Bracken Collection features artifacts from the French and Indian War through Vietnam, with an extensive focus on the Civil War. The Wellford Gallery presents original Confederate portraits from The Westmoreland Club of Richmond, while the museum store offers books, relics, souvenirs, and visitor information for battlefields across the region.
The Westmoreland Club collection
The Wellford Gallery
The B. Randolph Wellford Gallery displays original Confederate portraits from The Westmoreland Club of Richmond. Once part of the club’s art collection, these works are housed here in New Market.
Founded in 1877, The Westmoreland Club brought Richmond gentlemen together for conversation and companionship. In 2022, its trustees agreed to lend the Confederate portraits indefinitely to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation.
The gallery honors Mr. Wellford, a former club president who helped revive the organization. Interpretive panels introduce the portrait subjects, artists, and the club’s history. Support from the Wellford family and the club helped establish the gallery in his memory.
Explore the collection
Objects. Art. Stories.
See the people and events of the Civil War through original objects and gallery displays designed to make the past immediate and personal.
River Road & Wharton’s Advance
Walk the ground where it happened.
The museum stands on Manor’s Hill, the scene of fighting before and during the Battle of New Market. Nearby Historic River Road marks where Union soldiers were positioned on the morning of May 15, 1864.
Follow the advance of the 51st Virginia Infantry and the 26th Virginia Battalion. Along the way, interpretive markers and the Virginia monument reveal how the Confederate line moved through the landscape.
Explore the battlefield
Find your way through New Market
Use the interactive map to locate visitor centers, preserved ground, trails, and places connected to the battle.
Make history part of your day
Visit New Market Battlefield.
Explore the battlefield and experience the landscape where the Battle of New Market unfolded.