Near Dranesville in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Sharpsburg/Antietam Campaign

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 19, 2021

1. Sharpsburg / Antietam Campaign Marker

Inscription. Following a victory at the Second Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) and a stalemate at Ox Hill (Chantilly), Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Army of the Northern Virginia turned northward. Near here on 3 Sept. 1862, Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's corps entered the Alexandria and Leesburg Turnpike and marched northwest through Dranesville. That evening, at headquarters nearby, Lee wrote to Confederate Pres. Jefferson Davis that, if practicable, he planned to enter Maryland. Lee's army concentrated near Leesburg and crossed the Potomac River on 4-7 Sept., mostly at White's Ford. They engraved in the bloodiest single day of battle in American history at Sharpsburg (Antietam) on 17 Sept.

Erected 2016 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number T-37.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 3, 1862.

Location. 38° 59.913′ N, 77° 20.57′ W. Marker is near Dranesville, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is at the intersection of Reston Avenue and Leesburg Pike (Virginia Route 7), on the right when traveling

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north on Reston Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1117 Reston Ave, Herndon VA 20170, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Dranesville (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Action At Dranesville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named The Battle of Dranesville (approx. 1.2 miles away); U.S. Army Map Service (approx. 1½ miles away); Great Falls Nike Missile Site (approx. 1½ miles away); Loudoun County / Fairfax County (approx. 2 miles away); Reston (approx. 2 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Sharpsburg (Antietam) Campaign (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Battle of Dranesville (was approx. 1.2 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.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 19, 2021

2. Sharpsburg / Antietam Campaign Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 684 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.