Campaign of Second Manassas Marker

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Orlean in Fauquier County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Campaign of Second Manassas

By J. J. Prats, October 31, 2009

1. Campaign of Second Manassas Marker

Inscription. Here Lee and Longstreet, on their way to join Jackson, then at Bristoe Station, camped on August 26, 1862.

Erected 1929 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number CB-1.)

Location. 38° 44.85′ N, 77° 57.696′ W. Marker is in Orlean, Virginia, in Fauquier County. Marker is on Leeds Manor Road (County Route 688) south of John Barton Payne Road (County Route 732), on the left when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Orlean VA 20128, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Stuart's Ride Around Pope (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named Campaign of Second Manassas (approx. 5.1 miles away); Hinson's Ford (approx. 5.2 miles away); Culpeper County / Rappahannock County (approx. 5.2 miles away); a different marker also named Campaign of Second Manassas (approx. 5.2 miles away); a different marker also named Campaign of Second Manassas (approx. 5.4 miles away); Second Manassas Campaign (approx. 5.4 miles away); Ashland Farm (approx. 5.7 miles away).

Additional keywords. General Robert E. Lee, General James Longstreet, General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, Confederate, CSA, Bristow Station

By J. J. Prats, October 31, 2009

2. Campaign of Second Manassas Marker

The View Across from the Marker Photo, Click for full size

By J. J. Prats, October 31, 2009

3. The View Across from the Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 1, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia. This page has been viewed 424 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 1, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia.