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Second Manassas Campaign
Stuart's Catlett Station Raid
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By Craig Swain, May 10, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Second Manassas Campaign Marker | | |
Inscription. On 22 Aug. 1862, Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart led his cavalry on a raid behind Maj. Gen. John Pope's army. Stuart crossed the Rappahannock River at Waterloo Bridge, two miles west, then rode around Pope's right flank just north of here to attack Catlett Station on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad after dark. The raid did little damage but Stuart captured Pope's colorful dress uniform coat. Stuart, who earlier had lost his plumed hat to Union cavalry, soon wrote Pope suggesting an exchange of "prisoners." Receiving no reply, Stuart sent the coat to Richmond, where Gov. John Letcher displayed it in the Capital.
Erected 1997 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number C 58.)
Location. 38° 42.215′ N, 77° 52.391′ W. Marker is near Warrenton, Virginia, in Fauquier County. Marker is at the intersection of Lee Highway (U.S. 211) and Holtzclaw Road (County Route 681), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warrenton VA 20186, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are | | | | 
By Craig Swain, May 10, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Virginia C 58 and CB 2 Along Lee Highway | | |
within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Ashland Farm (a few steps from this marker); Stuart's Ride Around Pope (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Second Manassas Campaign (approx. 2 miles away); Campaign of Second Manassas (approx. 3.1 miles away); Leeton Forest (approx. 3.6 miles away); Warrenton (approx. 3.7 miles away); Black Horse Cavalry (approx. 3.7 miles away); Executions in the Yard (approx. 4.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Warrenton.
More about this marker. This marker replaced a marker from the 1930s with this same number titled “Campaign of Second Manassas” which read “By this road Stuart came on his raid to Catlett’s Station, August 22, 1962. At that time most of the Union troops were guarding the passages of the Rappahannock River. Crossing at Waterloo Bridge, Stuart moved around the right of Pope’s army to its rear. This raid should have awakened Pope to his dangerous position.” Originally only half a mile west of Warrenton, it later reported to be here, four miles west, and was missing by 1989 until replaced by the current marker. |
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By Craig Swain | |
| | | 3. Waterloo Bridge | | A one lane survivor of older times. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on May 16, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 617 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
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