Front Royal in Warren County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Battle of Front Royal

Photographed by Craig Swain, June 29, 2007

1. Battle of Front Royal Marker

Inscription.
May 23, 1862, General Jackson surprised General Banks’ forces in and around Front Royal, capturing many prisoners and army supplies and forcing Banks to flee in disorder out of the Shenandoah Valley into Maryland. This was the first move in Jackson’s celebrated ‘Valley Campaign’.

Erected 1927 by Wm. Richardson Camp, U.C.V.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Battlefield Markers Association, and the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is May 23, 1892.

Location. 38° 55.363′ N, 78° 11.626′ W. Marker is in Front Royal, Virginia, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of North Royal Avenue (Business U.S. 340) and Chester Street, on the right when traveling north on North Royal Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Front Royal VA 22630, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in the Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

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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: Brother Against Brother (here, next to this marker); The Great Seal of the Confederacy (approx. ¼ mile away); Erin Dinner Bell (approx. ¼ mile away); Williams Chapel (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Bel Air (approx. 0.3 miles away); Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Warren County Korea & Vietnam Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Front Royal.

Other markers no longer nearby. Mosby’s Men (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Bel Air (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Regarding Battle of Front Royal. This

Battle Marker in the Angle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, June 29, 2007

2. Battle Marker in the Angle

The battle marker and Virginia State Marker J-17 sit in an angle formed by North Royal Avenue and Chester Street.

marker is one of several from a driving tour of the Front Royal Battlefield. The markers are listed in sequence on the Battle of Front Royal Virtual Tour by Markers link below.

Also see . . .
1. Battle of Front Royal. The Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley website entry (Submitted on July 4, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

2. Battle of Front Royal Virtual Tour by HMDb Markers. (Submitted on November 18, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Additional keywords. U.C.V. - United Confederate Veterans

Battlefield Markers Association, Western Division (1929) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 29, 2006

3. Battlefield Markers Association, Western Division (1929)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,247 times since then and 54 times this year. Last updated on April 14, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on December 9, 2008, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.