| Virginia (Madison County), Criglersville — JE-15 — A Camp of Stonewall Jackson’s |
| | Just to the north, on the night of November 25, 1862, Stonewall Jackson, with his corps, camped. He was on his way to join Lee at Fredericksburg. — Map (db m23963) |
| Virginia (Madison County), Criglersville — Stony Man |
| | Can you see a man's stony face in the rock outcrop on the high peak directly to your left? Someone thought they could, thus the peak's name, Stony Man. Stony Man is Shenandoah National Park's second highest peak at 4,011 feet. To enjoy views from Stony Man's forehead, you can hick the Stony Man Nature Trail which begins 3.1 miles south of here at the Nature Trail Parking Area at Skyland's north entrance. Stony Man's Cold Past Stony Man reminds us of cold times. Ten thousand years ago . . . — Map (db m13242) |
| Virginia (Madison County), Criglersville — Visiblity-Endangered? |
| | On a good visibility day, Stony Man Mountain and nearby hills may be seen cleary with the human eye. On a poor visibility day, both natural conditions and air pollution obscures your view of Stony Man Mountain and distant views beyond. The Blue Ridge The bluish haze that gave these Blue Ridge Mountains their name was produced largely by forest vegetation. Millions of trees, and countless leaves, emit great amounts of moisture and natural chemicals into the air. They react with sunlight to . . . — Map (db m13240) |
| Virginia (Madison County), Leon — Battle of James City — Opening Battle of the Bristoe Station Campaign |
| | On October 10, 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, anticipating an offensive that became known as the Bristoe Station Campaign, sent a division of Confederate horsemen led by Gen. J.E.B. Stuart north from Madison on a raid.
Confederate Gen. James B. Gordon’s brigade drove Union Gen. Judson Kilpatrick’s troopers from the Robinson River to Bethsaida Church. Stuart attacked and drove Kilpatrick from the field.
Stuart pursued Kilpatrick to James City while a Confederate detachment was sent . . . — Map (db m4774) |
| Virginia (Madison County), Leon — G-28A — Engagement at James City |
| | On 10 October 1863 Confederate cavalry cormmanded by Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart engaged Union
cavalry and infantry under Brig. Gen. H. Judson
Kilpatrick and Maj. Gen. William H. French at
James City (present-day Leon). The two forces
confronted each other atop the ridges on either
side of the village, and an artillery duel ensued.
James City virtually disappeared in the smoke. A
Confederate detachment captured the Union signal
station on Thorofare Mountain, a mile to the south.
Late in . . . — Map (db m8100) |
| Virginia (Madison County), Leon — Z-157 — Madison County / Culpeper County |
| | Madison County. In the hills of the Piedmont, against the Blue Ridge Mountains, Madison County was formed from Culpeper County in 1792. The county is named for James Madison, the “father of the American Constitution” and the fourth president of the United States. It contains a portion of the Shenandoah National Park. President Herbert Hoover had a rustic retreat constructed in the Blue Ridge Mountains here during his presidency (1929–1933). The county seat is Madison.
. . . — Map (db m21502) |
| Virginia (Madison County), Locust Dale — F 22 — Jackson’s Crossing |
| | Here at Locust Dale, Stonewall Jackson's army crossed the river moving north to the Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862. The Battle was fought a few hours later. — Map (db m4751) |
| Virginia (Madison County), Locust Dale — Z 188 — Madison County / Culpeper County |
| | (North Facing Side): Madison County Area 324 Square Miles Formed in 1792 from Culpeper, and named for James Madison, "Father of the American Constitution" and President of the United States. Governor Spotswood's exploring expedition passed here, 1716. (South Facing Side): Culpeper County Area 384 Square Miles Formed in 1748 from Orange, and named for Lord Culpeper, Governor of Virginia, 1680-1683. The Battle of Cedar Mountain, 1862, was fought in this county. — Map (db m4708) |
| Virginia (Madison County), Madison — JE-4 — Hebron Lutheran Church |
| | Nearby stands Hebron Lutheran Church. This
cruciform church was built in 1740 and is
America’s oldest church in continuous use by
Lutherans. The congregation was formed by
1725 by German families, some of whom
arrived to Virginia in 1717 to work at Germanna,
Lieutenant Governor Alexander Spotswood’s
frontier mining community. The church was
enlarged about 1800 and a pipe organ
crafted by David Tannenburg of Lititz,
Pennsylvania. was installed. The interior
of the church has elaborate . . . — Map (db m23372) |
| Virginia (Madison County), Madison — JE-1 — Jackson’s March to Fredericksburg |
| | Stonewall Jackson, on his march from Winchester to Fredericksburg, preceding the Battle of Fredericksburg, camped here, November 26, 1862. — Map (db m3988) |
| Virginia (Madison County), Madison — JE-3 — James L. Kemper Residence |
| | This Greek Revival-style house was built about 1852 for state senator Thomas N. Welch. In 1868 James Lawson Kemper (1823–1895) purchased it from his mother in law, Mrs. Belfield Cave. Kemper, an attorney, represented Madison County in the House of Delegates (1853–1863), served as speaker (1861– 1863), led a brigade in the Civil War, was wounded in Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg, and served as governor of Virginia (1874–1878). In 1882 he moved from Madison to Walnut Hills in Orange County. — Map (db m8187) |
| Virginia (Madison County), Madison — G-12 — Joseph Early Home |
| | One mile west was the home of Joseph Early, Revolutionary soldier. Washington, in going west and returning, stopped at Early’s overnight. His diary for October 2, 1884, shows that he spent the night before at “Widow Early’s.” — Map (db m1799) |
| Virginia (Madison County), Madison — G-13 — Oak Grove Baptist Church |
| | Joe Thoms, Sr., a slave harness-maker, founded
Oak Grove Baptist Church during the Civil War at his nearby log cabin, which burned in 1869. The congregation then met here, on land owned by John J. Robinson, a white farmer, in a grove of oaks they called the “bush arbor.” In 1870, Joe Thorns, with Deacons Ambrose Tolliver, Frank Walker, Ed Redd, John Williams, Charles Brock, Spot Mallory, and Ambrose Thoms, built a small frame church here. The third church replaced it in 1894, when . . . — Map (db m23975) |
| Virginia (Madison County), Rochelle — Battle of Jack’s Shop — Attacked from all Sides |
| | In September 1863, Union cavalry moved into
Madison County, scouting roads and river fords
for a possible move around Confederate Gen.
Robert E. Lee’s army camped in Orange County.
Learning of the presence of Federal troops in the town of Madison, Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart moved to meet the two Union divisions led by Gens. Judson Kilpatrick and John Buford.
On September 22, while at the village
of Jack’s Shop (modern Rochelle), Stuart’s rear
guard was engaged by Buford’s . . . — Map (db m23964) |
| Virginia (Madison County), Rochelle — G-11 — Cavalry Engagement at Jack’s Shop |
| | First known as Jack’s Shop for a blacksmith shop that stood nearby, Rochelle was the scene of a cavalry skirmish on 22 September 1863. While Confederate cavalry under Major General J. E. B. Stuart engaged Union Brigadier General John Buford’s troops, the cavalry of Brigadier General H. Judson Kilpatrick rode to Buford’s support and attacked the rear of Stuart’s force. Stuart’s horse artillery and his cavalry fired and charged in both directions. They broke through Kilpatrick’s lines and escaped. — Map (db m23965) |
| Virginia (Madison County), Syria — National Park Service CCC Camps |
| | Six Civilian Conservation Corps camps in the area which became Shenandoah National Park were at Big Meadows, Skyland, Pinnacles, Piney River, Baldface, and Dundo from 1933 to 1942. Camp Fechner, near here, was named in honor of Robert Fechner, first Director of the Corps. It was also the third CCC camp in the nation. Enrollees helped with dozens of conservation projects in Shenandoah. — Map (db m13247) |
| Virginia (Madison County), Woodberry Forest — JE 2 — Knights of the Golden Horseshoe |
| | Near here Governor Alexander Spotswood and his troop of gentlemen, Knights of the Golden Horseshoe, on their way to explore the land beyond the mountains, camped on August 31, 1716. — Map (db m4705) |
| Virginia (Madison County), Woodberry Forest — F 24 — Woodberry Forest School |
| | Two miles northeast is Woodberry Forest School, a college preparatory school for boys, founded in 1889 by Robert Stringfellow Walker, a captain with Mosby's Rangers. The school was named for the estate on which it stands, formerly owned by William Madison, brother of President James Madison. — Map (db m4755) |
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