Near Stephens City in Frederick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Camp Russell

Photographed by Gail Berinato, April 15, 2023

1. Camp Russell Marker

Inscription. Just to the west was Camp Russell, constructed by Union forces in Nov. 1864. This complex, which included regimental encampments, hospitals, earthworks, and picket positions, extended about four miles along Opequon Creek and was named after Brig. Gen. David A. Russell, who had been killed at the Third Battle of Winchester on 19 Sept. 1864. Troops under Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, including future U.S. presidents Col. Rutherford B. Hayes and Capt. William McKinley, occupied the camp in Nov.-Dec. 1864. While most of the army departed by the end of Dec., some units remained here until Feb. 1865.

Erected 2013 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number J-16.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1864.

Location. 39° 6.399′ N, 78° 9.479′ W. Marker is near Stephens City, Virginia, in Frederick County. It is on Front Royal Pike (U.S. 522) 0.2 miles north of Clydesdale Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2070 Front Royal Pike, Stephens City VA 22655, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Second Battle of Winchester (approx. 2.3

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miles away); First Battle of Winchester (approx. 2.3 miles away); House of First Settler (approx. 2½ miles away); The Battle Begins: "I had murder in my heart" (approx. 2.7 miles away); Second Winchester "Bringing fire and tempests on the world" (approx. 2.7 miles away); First Battle of Kernstown (approx. 2.7 miles away); Colonel John Singleton Mosby (approx. 2.8 miles away); Clark County / Frederick County (approx. 2.8 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Defenses of Winchester (was about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location titled "Defenses of Winchester".

Photographed by Gail Berinato, April 23, 2023

2. Camp Russell Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2023, by Gail Berinato of Lake Frederick, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,025 times since then and 191 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 23, 2023, by Gail Berinato of Lake Frederick, Virginia. 2. submitted on April 24, 2023, by Gail Berinato of Lake Frederick, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.