Fredericksburg Campaign Marker

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

Fredericksburg Campaign

By Craig Swain, June 15, 2007

1. Fredericksburg Campaign Marker

Inscription. Because he had moved too slowly to attack Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan was relieved of his command of the Army of the Potomac by President Abraham Lincoln. McClellan was replaced by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside. Determined to act boldly, Burnside reorganized his army and marched it to Fredericksburg, where he planned to strike South around Lee’s right flank toward Richmond. Delays in crossing the Rappahannock River enabled Lee to confront Burnside there, then defeat him in a bloody battle on 13 Dec. 1862—a battle neither general had intended to fight.

Erected 1997 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number C 55.)

Location. 38° 44.274′ N, 77° 45.998′ W. Marker is in Warrenton, Virginia, in Fauquier County. Marker is at the intersection of Lee Highway (U.S. 29) and Colonial Road / Dumfries Road (County Route 605), on the right when traveling south on Lee Highway. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warrenton VA 20188, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. McClellan’s Farewell (here, next to this marker); Colonial Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Buckland Races (about 700 feet away, in a direct line); Brentmoor (approx. 2.2 miles away); Brentmoor: The Spilman-Mosby House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Warrenton (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Warrenton (approx. 2.3 miles away); John Singleton Mosby (approx. 2.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Warrenton.