Near Wickliffe in Clarke County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Battle of Cool Spring
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 1, 2007
1. Battle of Cool Spring Marker
Cool Spring
July 18, 1864
Early & Crook
Erected by J.E.B. Stuart Chapter of the Confederate Veterans.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list.
Location. 39° 9.043′ N, 77° 53.421′ W. Memorial is near Wickliffe, Virginia, in Clarke County. It is on Castleman Road (County Route 603), on the right when traveling north. Located at a sharp left turn of Castleman's Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 756 Castleman Rd, Berryville VA 22611, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wickliffe Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bristow (approx. 1.2 miles away); Confederate Counterattack and Union Retreat (approx. 1.4 miles away); Col. George D. Wells Leads the Way (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Cool Spring (approx. 1½ miles away); Judge Parker's Retreat & the Battle of Cool Spring (approx. 1½ miles away); Thoburns Rescue (approx. 1.6 miles away); Castlemans Ferry Fight (approx. 1.7 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Cool Spring (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this memorial. This is one in a series of granite markers placed by the J.E.B. Stuart Chapter of the Confederate Veterans sometime in the 1890s to commemorate significant Civil War actions around Clarke County.
Regarding Battle of Cool Spring. The stone commemorates the Battle of Cool Springs, an action associated with General Early's
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 22, 2016
2. Battle of Cool Spring Marker
The monument text is now barely legible.
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 1, 2007
3. Battle of Cool Spring Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 1, 2007
4. Shenandoah River
Looking downstream from Castleman's Road toward Parker's Ford. Federals attempted a full scale river crossing downstream from this point, near the present day Holy Cross Abbey.
Photographed by Craig Swain, December 1, 2007
5. Confederate Advance
Looking across the grounds of Holy Cross Abbey, near the site of the marker. Wharton's and Rodes' Confederate Divisions advanced through the fields here and met Thoburn's Federal Division at the ford site on the Shenandoah River.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,565 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on October 7, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on January 6, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on April 21, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 6, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
