Near Manassas in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Death of Fletcher Webster
Photographed by Shane Oliver, April 30, 2016
1. Death of Fletcher Webster Marker
Shot through the right arm and chest, Webster lay helpless as the Union position collapsed and Confederates overran the guns. A member of the 8th Virginia Infantry stopped to offer water to the fallen colonel. Webster asked the enemy soldier to return his wallet to his family. The southern soldier survived the war and honored his request.
"If a fight comes off, it will be today or tomorrow & will be a most dreadful & decisive one. This may be my last letter, dear love, for I shall not spare myself..."
- Colonel Fletcher Webster in a letter to his wife, written on the morning of his death.
Erected by Manassas National Battlefield Park, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
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Location. 38° 48.616′ N, 77° 31.959′ W. Marker is near Manassas, Virginia, in Prince William County. It can be reached from Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) half a mile south of Lee Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling south. Marker is located near the Fletcher Webster and Texas Monuments along the Chinn Ridge Trail (Driving Tour Stop 10) 0.3 miles north of the parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6511 Sudley Rd, Manassas VA 20109, 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, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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.
Photographed by Shane Oliver, April 30, 2016
2. Monument to Colonel Fletcher Webster
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Death of Fletcher Webster (here, next to this marker); Texas (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Fletcher Webster (within shouting distance of this marker); Defending the Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Defending the Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Fight at the Fence Line (approx. 0.2 miles away); Retreat from Chinn Ridge (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Retreat from Chinn Ridge (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manassas.
Other markers no longer nearby. Third Brigade (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); Kemper's Brigade (was about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); Second Brigade (was about 700 feet away but has been confirmed missing); 73rd Ohio Infantry (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Kemper's Brigade (was approx. Ό mile away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. This marker replaced an old marker at this location titled, "Death of Fletcher Webster"
Also see . . .
1. Manassas National Battlefield Park. National Park Servie (Submitted on May 13, 2016.)
2. Old Marker at this Location. This marker replaced an older one at this location also titled “Death of Fletcher Webster” (Submitted on May 13, 2016.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2016, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 746 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on April 21, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 12, 2016, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
