Near Fredericksburg in Stafford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

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Cavalry Affairs

Photographed by Kathy Walker, April 11, 2007

1. Cavalry Affairs Marker

Inscription. Near here Wade Hampton with a small cavalry force surprised and captured 5 officers and 87 men of the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry, November 28, 1862. At that time Burnside was moving toward Fredericksburg. On February 25, 1863, Fitz Lee, on a reconnaissance, attacked Union cavalry here, driving it back on Falmouth where the Union army was encamped.

Erected 1931 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number N-5.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is February 25, 1863.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 38° 24.02′ N, 77° 33.866′ W. Marker was near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Stafford County. It was at the intersection of Warrenton Road (U.S. 17) and Hartwood Road (County Route 612), on the right when traveling west on Warrenton Road. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 12 Hartwood Church Rd, Fredericksburg VA 22406, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: The Little Red Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); Repeated Surprises (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Hartwood Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away);

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A Road from Yesteryear (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gold Mining in Stafford County (approx. half a mile away); Mt. Olive Baptist Church (approx. 3 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2363 (approx. 3.7 miles away); Fredericksburg Campaign (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Hartwood Presbyterian Church (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,732 times since then and 28 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 24, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.