Near Manassas in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Kemper's Brigade
| | Second Battle of Manassas | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 19, 2008
1. Kemper's Brigade Marker
5:30 p.m.
Kemper's Division, Right Wing (Longstreet)
Army of Northern Virginia, CSA
Col. Montgomery D. Corse
1st Virginia - 11th Virginia
7th Virginia - 17th Virginia
24th Virginia
"Above us, on a gentle rise, was a battery - the guns hidden from view by a dense curtain of smoke. Nothing could be seen but the flash of the guns. 'Form into line men! Forward! Charge that battery!' The veil of smoke slowly lifted, and we could see the muzzles of the guns. Then came a horrid roar and dull shock that seemed to shake the very earth, and then the dull thud of the balls as they tore through the bodies of our men. I looked around me. The ground was covered with the mangled dead and dying."
-Pvt. Alexander Hunter
17th Virginia Infantry
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 38° 48.531′ N, 77° 32.01′ W. Marker was near Manassas, Virginia, in Prince William County. It could be reached from the intersection of Chinn Ridge Loop and Sudley Road (Virginia Road 234), on the right when traveling west. Located at the Chinn Ridge Loop walking
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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 walking distance of this location: Defending the Cannon (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Defending the Cannon (about 300 feet away); Texas (about 600 feet away); Death of Fletcher Webster (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Death of Fletcher Webster (about 600 feet away); Fight at the Fence Line (about 600 feet away); Colonel Fletcher Webster (about 600 feet away); Chinn Ridge (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manassas.
Other markers no longer nearby. Second Brigade (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Third Brigade (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing); 73rd Ohio Infantry (was about 600 feet away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Kemper's Brigade (was about 700 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 19, 2008
2. The Second Kemper's Brigade Trail Stop
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 19, 2008
3. Confederate View of 5th Maine Artillery
Visible on the high ground just in front of the trees are two artillery pieces representing the 5th Maine Artillery, Leppien's Battery.
Photographed by Benjamin Harrison Allen, August 28, 2024
4. Kemper's Brigade Marker
The marker has been removed.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,448 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on August 29, 2024, by Benjamin Harrison Allen of Amissville, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 1, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on August 29, 2024, by Benjamin Harrison Allen of Amissville, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
