Orlean in Fauquier County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Campaign of Second Manassas
Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 31, 2009
1. Campaign of Second Manassas Marker
Erected 1929 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number CB-1.)
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 year for this entry is 1862.
Location. 38° 44.85′ N, 77° 57.696′ W. Marker is in Orlean, Virginia, in Fauquier County. It is on Leeds Manor Road (County Route 688) south of John Barton Payne Road (County Route 732), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Orlean VA 20128, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Waterloo Bridge (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named Campaign of Second Manassas (approx. 5.1 miles away); Hinson's Ford (approx. 5.2 miles away); Culpeper County / Rappahannock County (approx. 5.2 miles away); a different marker also named Campaign of Second Manassas (approx. 5.2 miles away); a different marker also named Campaign of Second Manassas (approx. 5.4 miles away); Second Manassas Campaign (approx. 5.4 miles away); Eliza Brown and the Custers (approx. 5.6 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Stuart's Ride Around Pope (was approx. 4.7 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).
Additional keywords. General Robert E. Lee, General James Longstreet, General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, Confederate, CSA, Bristow Station
Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 31, 2009
2. Campaign of Second Manassas Marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 31, 2009
3. The View Across from the Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,112 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 1, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
