Near Guinea in Caroline County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Stonewall Jackson Died
Photographed By Mike Stroud
1. Stonewall Jackson Died Marker
Died
May 10, 1863
Buried
Lexington, Va.
Erected 1903 by Mr. Thomas Fortune Ryan & Capt. James Power Smith.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 10, 1863.
Location. 38° 8.89′ N, 77° 26.422′ W. Marker is near Guinea, Virginia, in Caroline County. Marker is on Stonewall Jackson Road (County Route 606). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woodford VA 22580, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A Staggering Blow (here, next to this marker); War Comes to Fairfield (here, next to this marker); Fairfield Plantation (here, next to this marker); Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Guinea Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Plantations on Guinea Station Road (approx. 4.1 miles away); Stanard’s Mill (approx. 4˝ miles away); Mud Tavern (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Guinea.
More about this marker. This marker is one in a series of ten that were placed on Spotsylvania area battlefields on August 6 & 7, 1903. Funded by the New York philanthropist
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Additional commentary.
1. Story of the Marker
This is one of ten "Smith" markers placed on the Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Battlefields in the first decade of the 20th century. Lieutenant James Powers Smith, formerly a staff officer on General Jackson's staff, supervised the placement of the markers at key locations on the battlefields. The expense was mostly paid out of pocket by businessman Thomas F. Ryan (of New York and Virginia).
Originally this marker stone was placed close to the rail lines, as to make it visible to those on trains paused at the nearby station. The National Park Service relocated the stone in the 1960's (catering to automobile traffic) and added the last two lines "Buried Lexington, VA." The later was added when many visitors began asking if Jackson was buried nearby. The monument has suffered some damage over the last few decades, each time repaired by patches.
(Source: History Through Eyes of Stone: A Survey of Civil War Monuments near Fredericksburg, Virginia by Donald C. Pfanz, February 1983, revised September 2006. Mr. Pfanz
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 11, 2007
2. Stonewall Jackson Died Marker
— Submitted November 29, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Photographed By Kevin W.
3. The Jackson Marker Stone next to the Guinea Station Waysides
Photographed By Bradley Owen, October 15, 2018
4. Stonewall Jackson Died Marker
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 21, 2012
5. Jackson's Grave in Lexington
Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,569 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on April 23, 2022, by Anonymous of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on November 26, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on August 23, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on November 5, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 4. submitted on November 21, 2019, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 5. submitted on August 23, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
