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

Chancellorsville Campaign

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 10, 2017

1. Chancellorsville Campaign Marker

Inscription. Early on May 3, 1863, elements of Howard's battered XI Corps retired to this vicinity. As the battle swirled around the Chancellorsville crossroads, one mile to the southwest. Howard's men hastily dug and constructed lines of rifle pits and entrenchments, some of which are still to be found in the woods before you. By mid-morning, the Union lines at Chancellorsville began to crumble and the Army took refuge behind this last line of defenses. These trenches were occupied until the early morning of May 6 when the Federals retreated back across the Rappahannock.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 3, 1863.

Location. 38° 19.231′ N, 77° 37.978′ W. Marker is near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It is at the intersection of Laroque Run Drive and Perimeter Drive, on the right when traveling south on Laroque Run Drive. Marker located within a home division named Chancellorsville Estates, an area of the Chancellorsville Battlefield excluded from preservation. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8532 Laroque Run Dr, Fredericksburg VA 22407, 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: Union Line Contained Along Mineral Springs Road (approx. ¼ mile away); Apex of Hooker’s Last Line (approx. 0.3 miles away);

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Hooker's Final Bastion (approx. 0.3 miles away); Union Lifeline (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lives Transformed (approx. 0.3 miles away); The 124th New York Regiment’s First Battle (approx. 0.4 miles away); Stone's Reconnaissance (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Chancellorsville Campaign (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 10, 2017

2. Chancellorsville Campaign Marker

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, March 14, 2026

3. Chancellorsville Campaign Marker

The area around the marker has been developed into housing since its installation.

Woods Beyond the Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, March 14, 2026

4. Woods Beyond the Marker

There are no discernible earthworks in the stand of woods immediately beyond the marker. Before the subdivision was completed, the woods here stretched further to the south and there were earthworks intersecting with Laroque Run Road in the vicinity of the house at 8530 Laroque Run Road. Construction obliterated those, but on the National Park's property to the west, the line picks up in the woods about 800' southeast of the marker's location and continue to the "Hooker's Apex" cast tablet along Ely's Ford Road, across from the Bullock House tour stop. These earthworks are accessible along the northeastern section of the Chancellorsville History Trail that runs a wide 3.6-mile loop from the Chancellorsville Visitor Center.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2017, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 530 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on November 21, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2017, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 3, 4. submitted on April 2, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.