Bailey's Crossroads near Falls Church in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Lincoln Reviews Troops at Bailey's Cross Roads

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2021

1. Lincoln Reviews Troops at Bailey's Cross Roads Marker

Inscription. After the Union defeat on 21 July 1861 at the First Battle of Manassas, Pres. Abraham Lincoln appointed Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan as commander of the demoralized army. McClellan organized, trained, and equipped the troops, building a force known after August as the Army of the Potomac. On 20 Nov. 1861, McClellan staged a formal military review here, between Hill and Bailey's Cross Roads. Lincoln and members of his cabinet attended. Occupying about 200 acres, some 65,000 troops—included artillery, cavalry, and infantry units organized into seven divisions—took part in the review, at that time the largest ever held in America.

Erected 2018 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number T-40.)

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 July 21, 1861.

Location. 38° 51.099′ N, 77° 7.869′ W. Marker is near Falls Church, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is in Bailey's Crossroads. It is at the intersection of Leesburg Pike (Virginia Route 7)

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and Crossroads Center Way, on the right when traveling north on Leesburg Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5803 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church VA 22041, 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: Bailey’s Crossroads (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bailey’s Crossroads Civil War Engagements (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. Lilli Vincenz (approx. half a mile away); Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Southwest 6 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Moses Ball Grant (approx. 0.7 miles away); Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Southwest 7

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2021

2. Lincoln Reviews Troops at Bailey's Cross Roads Marker

(approx. ¾ mile away); Carlin Community Hall (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Ball-Carlin Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lincoln Reviews Troops at Bailey’s Crossroads (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker which had different content.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,529 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 7, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.