Great Falls in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Gettysburg Campaign
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 20, 2022
1. Gettysburg Campaign Marker
Inscription.
Gettysburg Campaign. . Confederate Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, operating well east of Gen. Robert E. Lee, consolidated three brigades of about 5,000 cavalry and horse artillery here on the evening of 27 June 1863. Separated from Lee by the vast Union army then crossing the Potomac River just upstream at Edwards Ferry, Stuart's command traveled this road toward the treacherous and little-known Rowser's Ford. Eventually under total darkness, Stuart's troopers completed their crossing of the half-mile-wide, rain-swollen Potomac in the early hours of 28 June. This crossing was one of several obstacles that inhibited Stuart's timely arrival at Gettysburg.
Confederate Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, operating well east of Gen. Robert E. Lee, consolidated three brigades of about 5,000 cavalry and horse artillery here on the evening of 27 June 1863. Separated from Lee by the vast Union army then crossing the Potomac River just upstream at Edwards Ferry, Stuart's command traveled this road toward the treacherous and little-known Rowser's Ford. Eventually under total darkness, Stuart's troopers completed their crossing of the half-mile-wide, rain-swollen Potomac in the early hours of 28 June. This crossing was one of several obstacles that inhibited Stuart's timely arrival at Gettysburg.
Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number T-38.)
Location. 39° 0.069′ N, 77° 20.664′ W. Marker is in Great Falls, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is at the intersection of Georgetown Pike (Virginia Route 193) and Seneca Road ( Route 602), on the right when traveling south on Georgetown Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1024 Seneca Rd, Great Falls VA 22066, 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 markers no longer nearby. Sharpsburg (Antietam) Campaign (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Battle of Dranesville (was approx. one mile 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, which stood in nearby Loudoun County.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 20, 2022
2. Gettysburg Campaign Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 744 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
