Bloomfield in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Ebenezer Churches

Photographed By Bradley Owen, October 21, 2016

1. Ebenezer Churches Marker

Inscription. Old church built 1755 (circa)
New church built 1855 (circa)
marker placed Sept. 5, 1972
by Ketoctin Chapter
NSDAR

Erected 1972 by Ketoctin Chapter NSDAR.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 3.484′ N, 77° 48.694′ W. Marker is in Bloomfield, Virginia, in Loudoun County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Airmont Road (County Route 719) and Ebenezer Church Road (County Route 779), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20421 Airmont Road, Bluemont VA 20135, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bushrod Lynn (approx. one mile away); Battle of Unison (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named The Battle of Unison (approx. 1.9 miles away); Bacon Fort (approx. 2.6 miles away); White Pump Drovers Tavern (approx. 3.2 miles away); Snickersville Turnpike (approx. 3.6 miles away); History of St. Louis (approx. 3.6 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Unison (approx. 3.8 miles away).

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It was to the Old Ebenezer Church where Confederate Colonel John Mosby and his men went to divide the Federal payroll they “captured” during his 1864 Greenback Raid. Mosby’s partisans penetrated Gen. Sheridan’s rear echelon in the Shenandoah Valley, attacked and burned the Union’s payroll train, and carried off $170,000. Once back at the Old Ebenezer Church, the Confederates divied up the money for personal use, but Mosby himself refused his share. (The Mosby Heritage Area Association).

The Ebenezer Churches were added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1994.

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Photographed By Bradley Owen, October 21, 2016

2. Ebenezer Churches

Old Church on the left and New Church on the right.

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Photographed By Bradley Owen, October 21, 2016

3. Ebenezer Cemetery And Churches

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Photographed By Bradley Owen, October 21, 2016

4. Ebenezer Churches And Cemetery

1755 - Butcher's Meeting House and School established on land owned by Samuel Butcher, Sr.
1769 - Butcher's will gives that land to the Meeting House
1804 - Ebenezer Baptist Church constituted in April by Elder Fristo
1804 - John Butcher, eldest son of Samuel Sr., wills the use of his plantation for income to the church
1833-34 Doctrinal split of church membership into Old and New

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Photographed By Bradley Owen, October 21, 2016

5. Ebenezer Church History

1834-55 - Old and New School Baptist share use of old stone church building
1855 - Fire damages northwest corner of old meeting house
1855 - In September, the New School Baptist trustees acquire land next to Old Church and sign contract for their building
1864 - On October 13, on this site Mosby's Rangers divided a federal payroll seized from a train west of Harper's Ferry
1887 - Ebenezer Cemetery Company first incorporated and land behind churches deeded for a new cemetery
1934 - Old Ebenezer building transferred to care of Cemetery Company
1941 - Cemetery Company charter revoked due to non-payment of taxes: records show that New Church had no congregation then

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 309 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 5, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.