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.
Jackson's Valley Campaign. . 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.
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.)
Location. 38° 3.716′ N, 78° 38.718′ W. Marker is in Ivy, Virginia, in Albemarle County. It is in Mechums West. Marker 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.
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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 398 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.
