Near Fredericksburg in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Lee’s Head Quarters
Photographed By Bradley Owen, October 19, 2018
1. Lee’s Head Quarters Marker
Head Quarters
Winter of 1862-3.
Erected 1903 by Mr. Thomas Fortune Ryan & Capt. James Power Smith.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1862.
Location. 38° 14.841′ N, 77° 28.946′ W. Marker is near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. Marker is at the intersection of Mine Road (County Route 636) and Ironwood Lane, on the left when traveling east on Mine Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4301 Mine Road, Fredericksburg VA 22408, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Start of Sheridan's Raid (approx. one mile away); Stuart (approx. one mile away); Fredericksburg Campaign (approx. one mile away); Cox House (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Chancellorsville Campaign (approx. 1.1 miles away); Longstreet’s Winter Headquarters (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bernard's Cabin Trail (approx. 1.3 miles away); Riverside Plantation: Mannsfield (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.
More about this marker. This marker is one in a series of ten that were placed on Spotsylvania area battlefields on August 6 & 7, 1903. Funded by the
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Regarding Lee’s Head Quarters. While the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia encamped for the winter of 1862-63 following the Battle of Fredericksburg, General Robert E. Lee maintained the army's headquarters in a small clearing beside Mine Road. Lee stayed here until March 30, 1863 when a throat infection forced him to take shelter at the nearby residence of Thomas Yerby, where he stayed until Union army activity across the river would precipitate the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 266 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on April 23, 2022, by Anonymous of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Photo 1. submitted on April 17, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
