Spotsylvania Courthouse in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Lee’s Headquarters

Photographed by Kevin W., November 18, 2007

1. Lee's Headquarters Marker

Inscription. Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
May 10, 11, 12, 1864
1903 Replaced 1964

Erected 1964.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1814.

Location. 38° 12.07′ N, 77° 35.367′ W. Memorial is in Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It is at the intersection of Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 208) and Brock Road, on the left when traveling south on Courthouse Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 9064 Courthouse Rd, Spotsylvania VA 22553, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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,

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: Legend, Lore and Fact (a few steps from this marker); A Courthouse at the Tavern (a few steps from this marker); Sanford's Tavern & Inn (a few steps from this marker); A Fateful Ride (a few steps from this marker); War at the Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Building an Empire (within shouting distance of this marker); Many Lives of a Landmark (within shouting distance of this marker); Doctor's Orders (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spotsylvania Courthouse.

Other markers no longer nearby. A Final Journey (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); An Ordinary on the Road to Snell

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(was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Samuel Alsop Jr. (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); A Tavern at the New Courthouse (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Joseph Sanford's Inn & Tavern (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); An Old Jail…A New Home (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); A Tavern in the Midst of Battle (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Time Passages (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

More about this memorial. The current marker that stands today was erected in 1964 to replace an original marker was that was one in a series of ten that were placed on Spotsylvania area battlefields on August 6 & 7, 1903. Originally funded by the New York philanthropist Thomas Fortune Ryan and their locations selected and placement supervised by Capt. James Power Smith (The last surviving member of Confederate Lt. Gen.

Photographed by Kevin W., November 18, 2007

2. Lee's Headquarters Marker

Spotsylvania Courthouse is in the background.

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's staff.).

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2007. This page has been viewed 1,775 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on April 23, 2022. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 18, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.