Mechums West in Ivy in Albemarle County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Jackson's Valley Campaign

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 9, 2021

1. Jackson's Valley Campaign Marker

Inscription. During the Shenandoah Valley Campaign (March - June 1862) Confederate Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson used deceptive maneuvers and sharp attacks to divert Union forces from the Peninsula Campaign against Richmond. Late in April, Jackson's men began an eastward march over the Blue Ridge Mountains, convincing the Federals that they were bound for Richmond. On 3 May, Jackson bivouacked at the nearby Mechum's River Station on the Virginia Central Railroad. The next day, part of his army returned to the Valley by train while the rest followed on foot. At the Battle of McDowell in the Allegheny Mountains on 8 May, Jackson defeated the vanguard of Union Maj. Gen John C. Frémont's army.

Erected 2016 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-162.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1862.

Location. 38° 3.716′ N, 78° 38.718′ W. Marker is in Ivy, Virginia, in Albemarle County. It is in Mechums West. It is on Ivy Road (U.S. 250) 0.1 miles west of Gillums Ridge Road (Virginia Route 787), on the right when traveling

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west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5715 Ivy Road, Charlottesville VA 22903, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis (approx. 2.6 miles away); Crozet (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Rothwell Family ... / Elisha Wm. Robertson ... (approx. 3½ miles away); Miller School (approx. 4.7 miles away); “The Albemarle 26” (approx. 6 miles away); Staunton and James River Turnpike (approx. 6.2 miles away); Convention Army The Barracks (approx. 6.9 miles away); Mirador (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ivy.

Other markers no longer nearby. Jackson’s Valley Campaign (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Albemarle Barracks Burial Site (was approx. 6.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location also titled "Jackson's Valley Campaign".

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 9, 2021

2. Jackson's Valley Campaign Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 980 times since then and 53 times this year. Last updated on November 7, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 11, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.