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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Bluemont Junction in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic) |
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Confederate Outpost
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By Craig Swain, November 22, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Confederate Outpost Marker | | |
Inscription. In August 1861, while U.S. forces were constructing the Arlington line three miles to the east, the Confederates established a fortified outpost on the high ground about 200 yards west of here, to guard the bridge by which the Georgetown - Falls Church Road crossed four mile run. In October they withdrew to Fairfax Court House. The Federals then established a signal station at the top of the hill and constructed Fort Ramsay just across the County Line.
Erected 1969 by Arlington County Virginia. (Marker Number 23.)
Location. 38° 52.483′ N, 77° 8.055′ W. Marker is in Bluemont Junction, Virginia, in Arlington County. Marker is at the intersection of North Wilson Boulevard and North Manchester Street, on the right when traveling east on North Wilson Boulevard. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Arlington VA 22205, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Tracks into History (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); The Great Falls Line (about 700 feet away); Bluemont Junction (about 700 feet away); Rosslyn Station (about 800 feet away); Bluemont Junction, ca. 1934 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brandymore Castle (approx. 1.2 miles away); J.E.B. Stuart at Munson’s Hill (approx. 1.2 miles away); Fairfax Chapel (approx. 1.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Bluemont Junction. |
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By Craig Swain, November 22, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Confederate Outpost | | |
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By Craig Swain, November 22, 2009 | |
| | | 3. High Ground West of the Marker | | The ground west of the marker is heavily developed. No traces of the wartime entrenchments or fortifications exist. | | |
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By Craig Swain, November 22, 2009 | |
| | | 4. Memorial | This red oak and stone
were placed here as a
bicentennial memorial to
the men in gray who
served on Upton Hill
by
Arlington Chapter
United Daughters
of the Confederacy | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on November 27, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 82 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. Submitted on November 27, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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