Culpeper in Culpeper County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Second Massachusetts Infantry
Photographed by Craig Swain, October 11, 2008
1. Second Massachusetts Infantry Monument
Second
Massachusetts
Infantry
Have raised this stone in memory
of their dead who fell in the
Battle of Cedar Mountain
Aug - 9 - 1862
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
Location. 38° 28.205′ N, 77° 59.485′ W. Marker is in Culpeper, Virginia, in Culpeper County. It is on U.S. Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Located in the Culpeper National Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Culpeper VA 22701, 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Seventh Ohio Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); 28th Regiment New York State Volunteer Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 10th Maine Volunteer Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); A National Cemetery System (within shouting distance of this marker); Pennsylvania (within shouting distance of this marker); Culpeper National Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Culpeper.
Also see . . . 2nd Massachusetts Infantry. Known as "Gordon's
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Photographed by Craig Swain, October 11, 2008
2. Second Massachusetts Infantry Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, October 11, 2008
3. Grave of Lt. Col. James Savage
Lt. Col. Savage was wounded at Cedar Mountain and captured. He died of the wounds in October 1862, at Charlottsville, Virginia. He was reburied in the Culpeper National Cemetery after the war.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,978 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 9, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
