Near Fairfax in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Maryland (Antietam
⎯⎯⎯
Sharpsburg) Campaign

Photographed by Shane Oliver, April 26, 2020

1. Maryland (Antietam / Sharpsburg) Campaign Marker

Inscription. Following the Battle of Ox Hill (Chantilly) on 1 Sept. 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee pondered his options and strategy. Encouraged by Confederate victories and Federal disorganization, Lee acted quickly to continue the offensive. On 3 Sept., Lee's Army of Northern Virginia marched north towards Leesburg, from where it could cross into Maryland, flank the Washington fortifications, and draw the Union army out of Virginia. The troops of Maj. Gens. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson and James Longstreet moved north on Ox Road past Frying Pan and Herndon Station to Dranesville. The army concentrated around Leesburg and forded the Potomac into Maryland Sept, 4-7.

Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number B-29.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 1, 1862.

Location. 38° 51.929′ N, 77° 22.234′ W. Marker is near Fairfax, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is at the intersection of Monument Drive and Monument Court, on the left when traveling west on Monument Drive. Marker is at entrance to Ox Hill Battlefield Park one block west of West Ox Road (County Route

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608). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fairfax VA 22033, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

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 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battle of Ox Hill (here, next to this marker); Major General Philip Kearny (within shouting distance of this marker); Major General Isaac Ingalls Stevens (within shouting distance of this marker); Boulders and Quartz Stone (within shouting distance of this marker); Kearny and Stevens Monuments (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairfax.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Battle of Ox Hill (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . The Beginning of the Maryland Campaign. (Submitted on February 17, 2006.)

Additional keywords. Civil War

Maryland Campaign Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 16, 2006

2. Maryland Campaign Marker

The Three Markers at Ox Hill Battlefield Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 16, 2006

3. The Three Markers at Ox Hill Battlefield Park

Photographed by Adam Margolis, December 21, 2022

4. Maryland (Antietam / Sharpsburg) Campaign Marker

Marker is the rightmost of the two.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,705 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 18, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on February 17, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4. submitted on December 22, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California.

Maryland (Antietam⎯⎯⎯Sharpsburg) Campaign

Maryland (Antietam
⎯⎯⎯
Sharpsburg) Campaign