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Near Stanley in Page County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Stonewall Jackson's Marches

 
 
Stonewall Jackson's Marches Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, October 4, 2008
1. Stonewall Jackson's Marches Marker
Inscription. The Shenandoah Valley below was the scene of much of Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's activity, during the first two years of the Civil War. His swift and secret marches earned his troops the name of "foot cavalry."

Jackson's Valley Campaign supplied the lean Confederacy with captured materials of war. His victories resulted in many Union troops being withheld from the first sustained campaign against Richmond, for the defense of Washington, D.C.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. Marker has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 38° 32.044′ N, 78° 25.358′ W. Marker was near Stanley, Virginia, in Page County. Marker was on Skyline Drive, on the right when traveling south. Located at the Fishers Gap Overlook in Shenandoah National Park. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Stanley VA 22851, United States of America.

We have been informed that this sign or monument is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Guarding the Past
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(approx. ¼ mile away); Getting to know the air you breathe! (approx. one mile away); Big Meadows Lodge (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dark Hollow (approx. 1.1 miles away); National Park Service CCC Camps (approx. 1.3 miles away); Iron Mike (approx. 1.4 miles away); Skyline Drive Historic District (approx. 1.4 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 1½ miles away).
 
Regarding Stonewall Jackson's Marches. This marker is one of several detailing Civil War activities in Page County, Virginia. Please see the Page County Civil War Markers link below.
 
Also see . . .
1. Jackson's Valley Campaign of 1862. From The Confederate Military History, Volume 3, Chapter XIV (Submitted on October 31, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.) 

2. Photos, Art Work, and Music. Courtesy "YouTube":: an encellent tribute in photos, art work, and music to Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson. (Submitted on February 14, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.) 

3. Page County Civil War Markers. (Submitted on February 25, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
4. Avenue of Armies: Civil War Sites of Luray and Page County, Virginia
Stonewall Jackson's Marches Map image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, October 4, 2008
2. Stonewall Jackson's Marches Map
The map indicates several locations where important events occurred during Jackson's operations in the Shenandoah Valley. The map traces the routes of Jackson's 1861 and 1862 campaigns, as well as the path of his body following his death in 1863.
. (Submitted on March 20, 2009, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia.)
 
Markers at Fishers Gap Overlook image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, October 4, 2008
3. Markers at Fishers Gap Overlook
Fishers Gap on the Blue Ridge image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, October 4, 2008
4. Fishers Gap on the Blue Ridge
In the distance is Massanutten Mountain, with New Market Gap seen as the cleft in the ridge line.
Stonewall Jackson's Marches Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Valley View Postcards, circa 1993
5. Stonewall Jackson's Marches Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,228 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 31, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.   5. submitted on September 10, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.

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