Major Peter Vredenburg, Freehold, New Jersey. On September 19, 1864, under Major Vredenburgh's command, the 14th Regiment of the New Jersey Volunteers, participated in the Battle of Opequan, near Winchester, Virginia, where he was fatally wounded.
About a year ago, I was in Winchester and took a trip to Opequan, about 4.5 miles from my hotel in Winchester. It is literally a fork in the road. I was most disappointed that there was no reference to the battle that took my Grandfather's Grand Uncle's life.
The other thing, which has disturbed me for years 'til now, is that my grandfather's younger sister, in her later years, actually sold the beautiful penned condolences letter to Peter's mother from Abraham Lincoln. It was beautifully framed. She never consulted other members of the family to see if anyone would match the offered price for the letter.
Long story. Thanks for reading.
Thought I added the link to the Monmouth Historical listing:
http://www.monmouth.com/~mcha3/coll1.html
If I recall, most if not all, of the battlefield historic sites in Virginia started out as Virginia State memorials, only later to be transfered to the U. S. Government's Park Service.
So it is not surprising that a (pardon my Southernism) Yankee battlefield (did they win that battle?) site would not be commemorated.
I've visited sites in Gettysburg too, on US parkland, where major Confederate charges occured--with no commemorative signs or markers anywere to be found. A lack of recognition of Confederate efforts in Pennsylvania...go figure. There are endless memorials to various Union units there though. Thee too, the mememorials were originally private/local/or State, only later did the Park Service take over.