Stanardsville in Greene County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Stanardsville Engagement
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 4, 2009
1. Stanardsville Engagement Marker
Inscription.
Stanardsville Engagement. . Near this site on 1 Mar. 1864, Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry engaged Brig. Gen. George A. Custer's Union cavalry in what is called locally the Battle of Stanardsville. To divert Stuart from Richmond, Custer led his troopers down this road to Charlottesville, destroying the railroad bridge over the Rivanna River there and breaking communications between Gordonsville and Lynchburg. Passing through Stanardsville again after the raid, taking prisoners and burning Confederate supplies, Custer fought a brief engagement with Stuart, then pressed on toward Orange Court House. Custer's postwar military career ended at the Battle of Little Big Horn in Montana in 1876.
Near this site on 1 Mar. 1864, Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry engaged Brig. Gen. George A. Custer's Union cavalry in what is called locally the Battle of Stanardsville. To divert Stuart from Richmond, Custer led his troopers down this road to Charlottesville, destroying the railroad bridge over the Rivanna River there and breaking communications between Gordonsville and Lynchburg. Passing through Stanardsville again after the raid, taking prisoners and burning Confederate supplies, Custer fought a brief engagement with Stuart, then pressed on toward Orange Court House. Custer's postwar military career ended at the Battle of Little Big Horn in Montana in 1876.
Erected 2008 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number D-21.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 1, 1864.
Location. 38° 19.467′ N, 78° 24.688′ W. Marker is in Stanardsville, Virginia, in Greene County. It is at the intersection of Madison Road and Dundee Road, on the right when traveling north on Madison Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stanardsville VA 22973, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Blue Ridge Highlands and in the Piedmont. 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.
2. Stanardsville Engagement Marker on Madison Rd (facing north).
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 4, 2009
3. Greene County UDC Monument in Stanardsville.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,790 times since then and 113 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 4, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
