Col. Drake Marker

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Shepherdstown in Jefferson County, West Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Col. Drake

By Bill Coughlin, April 12, 2011

1. Col. Drake Marker

This is one of 25 obelisks set up in Jefferson County, WV on the 50th anniversary of the Civil War. It is the only one with an inscription.

Inscription. Col. Drake
1st Va. Cavalry
Killed

Erected 1910 by United Confederate Veterans – Jefferson County Camp. (Marker Number 2.)

Location. 39° 24.92′ N, 77° 50.274′ W. Marker is in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, in Jefferson County. Marker is on Kearneysville Pike (West Virginia Route 480), on the left when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shepherdstown WV 25443, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Fountain Rock (approx. one mile away); The Spirit of 1775 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Elmwood Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Confederate Soldiers in Elmwood Cemetery / Colonel Henry Kyd Douglas (approx. 1.6 miles away); Free School (approx. 2 miles away); Civil War Hospital Site (approx. 2 miles away); Shepherd State Teachers College (approx. 2 miles away); Shepherdstown (approx. 2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Shepherdstown.

Also see . . .
1. Report of Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, C. S. Army, Commanding Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia. Official account of the engagement in which Col. James H. Drake was killed. (Submitted on April 15, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)

By Bill Coughlin, April 12, 2011

2. Col. Drake Marker

On July 16, 1863, Col. James H. Drake of the 1st Virginia Cavalry fell mortally wounded near this marker.

2. West Virginia Civil War Markers. Jefferson County Historical Society details 25 obelisks set up in 1910 to note battle or skirmish sites. (Submitted on April 15, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)

By Bill Coughlin, April 12, 2011

3. Col. Drake Marker

During the Confederate retreat south following the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate Cavalry brigades under Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and Gen. John R. Chamblis, Jr. met and repelled pursuing Union forces. Col. Drake fell during this engagement.

Marker on Kearneysville Pike Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Coughlin, April 12, 2011

4. Marker on Kearneysville Pike

Credits. This page originally submitted on April 15, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 281 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 15, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.