Near Fredericksburg in Stafford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Union Army Ninth Corps
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 3, 2015
1. Union Army Ninth Corps Marker
In the winter of 1862-1863, following the Battle of Fredericksburg, Colonel Edward Harland’s Union brigade camped on this site. Six infantry regiments comprised the brigade: the 4th Rhode Island and the 8th, 11th, 15th, 16th and 21st Connecticut. The brigade had been held in reserve at Fredericksburg and took just 40 casualties there, many from Union artillery shells that exploded prematurely overhead. It suffered far greater losses here from the hardships of camp’s exposure and disease.
“Little Whim”, the Wallace’s house, served as General Burn’s headquarters, and was located adjacent to Colonel Harland’s encampments. The small valley east of the house became known to locals as Burnside’s Bottom, and later as Lipstick Valley. Much of Rt. 218 was a corduroy road, constructed of logs laid next to each other, 6” of brush laid on that and then topped with 6” of dirt. The railroad track used to be on what is now Cool Springs Road where the Falmouth Station was located, President Lincoln’s arrival point in April 1863. Between Nov. 1862 and May 1863, 100,000 to 130,000 Federal troops camped in wooden huts in Stafford after the Union defeat at Fredericksburg.
Erected 2006 by Malone Schooler Company.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil
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Location. 38° 18.657′ N, 77° 25.619′ W. Marker is near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Stafford County. It is at the intersection of White Oak Road (Virginia Route 218) and Little Whim Road (County Route 669), on the right when traveling east on White Oak Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 340 White Oak Rd, Fredericksburg VA 22405, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gen. Hooker's Headquarters (approx. 0.6 miles away); Civil War Observation Balloon Site (approx. 0.8 miles away); Falmouth Railroad Station (approx. one mile away); Fredericksburg (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lincoln Review (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Chatham (approx. 1.4 miles away); Creek Delegation in Fredericksburg (approx. 1.4 miles away); George Washington’s Childhood Home (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Chatham (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Stafford Civil War Park. Site of
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 3, 2015
2. Union Army Ninth Corps Marker
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 3, 2015
3. Union Army Ninth Corps Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,234 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on February 7, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 3, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
