Bailey's Crossroads in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

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Lincoln Reviews Troops at Bailey’s Crossroads

Lincoln Reviews Troops Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, March 18, 2006

1. Lincoln Reviews Troops Marker

Inscription. After the Union defeat on 21 July 1861 at the First Battle of Manassas, Lincoln appointed Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan as commander of the demoralized army. A superb organizer, McClellan rebuilt the army and on 20 November 1861 staged a formal military review here, between Munson's Hill and Bailey's Crossroads. Lincoln and his entire cabinet attended. Occupying nearly 200 acres, some 50,000 troops, "including seven divisions—seven regiments of cavalry, ninety regiments of infantry, [and] twenty batteries of artillery," took part in the review, at that time the largest ever held in America.

Erected 1992 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number T-40.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Defenses of Washington, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is July 21, 1861.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 38° 51.254′ N, 77° 8.162′ W. Marker was in Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia, in Fairfax County. Marker was at the intersection of Leesburg Pike (Virginia Route 7) and Charles Street, on the

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right when traveling west on Leesburg Pike. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 5911 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church VA 22041, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Bailey’s Crossroads Civil War Engagements (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lincoln Reviews Troops at Bailey's Cross Roads (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bailey’s Crossroads (approx. 0.3 miles away); J.E.B. Stuart at Munson’s Hill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Southwest 7 (approx. 0.6 miles away).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has been replaced with the linked marker, which has different content.

Also see . . .
1. Abraham Lincoln Reviews Troops. This page has a reproduction of a Harper's Weekly engraving of Lincoln Reviewing the Troops. (Submitted on March 18, 2006.)

2. Nov 20, 1861:Thousands Attend Grand Review at Baileys Crossroads. (Submitted on November 20, 2011, by Steven Berkowitz of Annnandale, Virginia.)
3. Abraham Lincoln Reviews the Troops. Internet Archive -- This page has a reproduction of a Harper's Weekly engraving of Lincoln Reviewing the Troops. (Submitted on December 11, 2020.)

Marker is Next to the Bus Stop Shelter image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, March 18, 2006

2. Marker is Next to the Bus Stop Shelter

Marker Location Looking East image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, March 1, 2008

3. Marker Location Looking East

Nearby marker T-48 can be seen at the bus stop on the opposite side of the road, just past the next intersection.

A Grand Review by General McClellan, of Seven Divisions of the National Army, Numbering 70,000 Men, image. Click for full size.

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4. A Grand Review by General McClellan, of Seven Divisions of the National Army, Numbering 70,000 Men,

Near Bailey's Cross Roads, Virginia, Wednesday, November 20, in the Presence of the President, Cabinet Etc. From a sketch taken on the spot by our special artist, Mr. Lumley. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Vol. XIII, No. 316, Dec 14, 1861.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,911 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 18, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on December 11, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.