Near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Lee's Last Line
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
1. Lee's Last Line Marker
These well-preserved earthworks which run east and west through the woods are the remains of the defensive position constructed during the fighting at the Bloody Angle. Major General Martin Luther Smith, Lee's chief engineer and designer of the Confederate defenses at New Orleans and Vicksburg, made this line virtually impregnable. The apex of the original Mule Shoe salient is approximately 1,250 yards north of this point. Please help protect these features by walking on the trail and not on the earthworks.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 38° 12.897′ N, 77° 36.296′ W. Marker is near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It can be reached from Anderson Drive, on the right when traveling north. Located on the Spotsylvania History trail in the Spotsylvania Battlefield unit of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Spotsylvania VA 22553, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area, in Northern Virginia, and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Earthworks (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grant's May 18th Attack (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lee to the Rear! (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Harrison House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ramseur's Brigade
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Other markers no longer nearby. Harrison House Site (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); Spotsylvania Campaign (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Spotsylvania Campaign (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Spotsylvania Campaign (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Doles Salient (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . Spotsylvania Battlefield. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on December 14, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
2. Marker beside the Trail along Lee's Last Line Earthworks
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
3. Confederate Earthworks
A section of the remaining lines. Ewell's Corps of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia occupied these trenches during the battle.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,551 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
