Stony Lonesome Farm Marker

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Nokesville in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Stony Lonesome Farm
(Belleville)
— Childhood Home of General Richard S. Ewell —

Stony Lonesome Farm Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, July 25, 2009

1. Stony Lonesome Farm Marker

Inscription. Nearby is the site of Stony Lonesome, childhood home of one of the Confederacy's most distinguished generals. Richard S. Ewell left this farm in 1836 to enter West Point. Graduating in 1840, Lieutenant Ewell served with the 1st U.S. Dragoons on the western frontier and fought with distinction in the Mexican War. When the Civil War began, Ewell joined the Confederacy and was commissioned a Colonel. Slightly wounded in action at Fairfax Courthouse on June 1, 1861, Ewell won a promotion to Brigadier General before First Manassas. "Old Baldy," as he became known, commanded a division under Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley, Seven Days, and Second Manassas campaigns until severely wounded on August 28, 1862, necessitating amputation of his left leg. Prompoted to Lieutenant General after Jackson's death in May 1863, Ewell commanded the Army of Northern Virginia's II Corps at Gettysburg, Bristoe Station, the Wilderness and Spotsylvania. His capture at Sailor's Creek in April 1865 ended his military service. After the war, Ewell retired to his wife's Tennessee farm, dying there in 1872.

Erected 2009 by Prince William County Historical Commission.

Location. 38° 45.003′ N, 77° 38.87′ W. Marker is in Nokesville

Markers in front of the Presbyterian Church Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, July 25, 2009

2. Markers in front of the Presbyterian Church

, Virginia, in Prince William County. Marker is at the intersection of Vlint Hill Road (State Highway 215) and Burwell Road (County Route 604), on the right when traveling east on Vlint Hill Road. Click for map. Located in front of the Greenwich Presbyterian Church. Marker is in this post office area: Nokesville VA 20181, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. “Greenwich” (here, next to this marker); Greenwich (a few steps from this marker); Grapewood Farm Engagement (approx. 2.2 miles away); Buckland Mills Battle (approx. 2.5 miles away); Buckland (approx. 2.6 miles away); Campaign of Second Manassas (approx. 2.7 miles away); Bull Run Battlefields (approx. 2.7 miles away); Rock Fight (approx. 2.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Nokesville.

Also see . . . Richard Ewell. A short biography. (Submitted on July 25, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Lieut. General Richard S. Ewell Photo, Click for full size

3. Lieut. General Richard S. Ewell

General Ewell had been a division commander under General Thomas Jackson. After Jackson's death after the battle of Chancellorsville, Ewell was promoted to command a corps in the reorganized Army of Northern Virginia. [From the Library of Congress Collection]