Near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

154th New York State Volunteer Infantry

Front Face of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 16, 2008

1. Front Face of Monument

Inscription. (front):
1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 11th Corps
"The Hardtack Regiment"
Anchor of the Buschbeck Line
Near Dowdall's Tavern
Battle of Chancellorsville
May 2, 1863
(back):
590 present for duty
240 killed, wounded, and captured
Dedicated to the memory of the regiment
by its descendants
May 1996

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 2, 1863.

Location. 38° 18.593′ N, 77° 39.974′ W. Marker is near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It is on Germanna Highway (State Highway 3), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9600 Germanna Hwy, Spotsylvania VA 22553, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself

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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 walking distance of this marker: The Attack Gains Momentum (approx. half a mile away); Brig. Gen. E. F. Paxton, C.S.A. (approx. 0.8 miles away); Civil War Earthworks (approx. 0.8 miles away); Elisha Franklin Paxton (approx. 0.8 miles away); Night-time Horror (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bloody Morning (approx. 0.8 miles away); Chancellorsville Campaign (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Wilderness of Spotsylvania County (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spotsylvania Courthouse.

Regarding 154th New York State Volunteer Infantry. This is one of several markers for the Battle of Chancellorsville along the Jackson's Flank March and Attack trail. See the Jackson's Flank March and Attack Virtual Tour by Markers in the links section for a listing of related markers on the tour.

Also see . . . Jackson's Flank March and Attack Virtual Tour by Markers. This virtual tour covers

Back Face of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 16, 2008

2. Back Face of Monument

the optional Jackson Flank Trail route of the driving tour and concludes at Jackson's Flank Attack (stop 8) of the driving tour, tracing the route of Jackson's march to deliver the decisive attack of the battle. (Submitted on February 17, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

154th New York State Volunteer Infantry Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 16, 2008

3. 154th New York State Volunteer Infantry Marker

Dowdall's Tavern Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, February 16, 2008

4. Dowdall's Tavern Site

Dowdall's Tavern stood just to the west of the monument, along side the Orange Turnpike.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,043 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on April 6, 2024, by Anonymous of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 17, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.