Fredericksburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Fredericksburg Campaign

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 20, 2000

1. Fredericksburg Campaign Marker

Inscription. December 13, 1862. About 100 yards to the south Georgia’s Gen. T.R.R. Cobb fell mortally within sight of his mother’s girlhood home. He died at the roadside dwelling of Mrs. Martha Stevens, who remained all during the battle to aid the Confederate wounded. Though withstanding shot and shell, Mrs. Stevens modest frame house has not survived to the present. Nearby Sgt. Richard Kirkland, a young South Carolinian earned the nickname “Angel of Marye’s Heights” by risking his life to carry water to the wounded Federals in front of the wall.

Erected by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is December 13, 1862.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 38° 17.789′ N, 77° 28.108′ W. Marker was in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It was on Sunken Road 0.3 miles north of Lafayette Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1013 Lafayette Blvd, Fredericksburg VA 22401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: The Original Wall (a few steps from this marker); Kirkland Monument (a few steps from this marker);

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Brompton (a few steps from this marker); The Ebert House and Store (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The "Angel of Marye's Heights" (within shouting distance of this marker); Sunken Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Seeking Cover (within shouting distance of this marker); The Killing Fields (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.

Other markers no longer nearby. Fredericksburg Campaign (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Angel of Marye's Heights (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. This marker has been replaced by another nearby marker titled, "The Original Wall"

Also see . . . Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park. National Park Service. (Submitted on April 4, 2016.)

General Cobb-marker at place of death image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 20, 2000

2. General Cobb-marker at place of death

Kirkland Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 20, 2000

3. Kirkland Monument

Sign at the entrance to the Fredericksburg Battlefield site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 20, 2000

4. Sign at the entrance to the Fredericksburg Battlefield site

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 572 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on November 23, 2017, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 3, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.