Near Nokesville in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Stony Lonesome Farm

(Belleville)

— Childhood Home of General Richard S. Ewell —

Stony Lonesome Farm Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 25, 2009

1. Stony Lonesome Farm Marker

Inscription. Nearby is the site of Stony Lonesome, childhood home of one of the Confederacy's most distinguished generals. Richard S. Ewell left this farm in 1836 to enter West Point. Graduating in 1840, Lieutenant Ewell served with the 1st U.S. Dragoons on the western frontier and fought with distinction in the Mexican War. When the Civil War began, Ewell joined the Confederacy and was commissioned a Colonel. Slightly wounded in action at Fairfax Courthouse on June 1, 1861, Ewell won a promotion to Brigadier General before First Manassas. "Old Baldy," as he became known, commanded a division under Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley, Seven Days, and Second Manassas campaigns until severely wounded on August 28, 1862, necessitating amputation of his left leg. Promoted to Lieutenant General after Jackson's death in May 1863, Ewell commanded the Army of Northern Virginia's II Corps at Gettysburg, Bristoe Station, the Wilderness and Spotsylvania. His capture at Sailor's Creek in April 1865 ended his military service. After the war, Ewell retired to his wife's Tennessee farm, dying there in 1872.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is August 28, 1862.

Location. 38° 45.003′ N, 77° 38.87′ W. Marker is near Nokesville, Virginia, in Prince William County. It is at the intersection of Vint Hill Road (State Highway 215) and Burwell Road (County Route 604), on the right when traveling east on Vint Hill Road. Located in front of the Greenwich Presbyterian Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nokesville VA 20181, 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 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.

Markers in front of the Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 25, 2009

2. Markers in front of the Presbyterian Church

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: “Greenwich” (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Greenwich (a few steps from this marker); Vint Hill Farms Station (approx. 1.6 miles away); Grapewood Farm Engagement (approx. 2.2 miles away); Buckland (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Buckland Plan (approx. 2.6 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Buckland Mill (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nokesville.

Also see . . . Richard Ewell. A short biography. (Submitted on July 25, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Lieut. General Richard S. Ewell image. Click for full size.

3. Lieut. General Richard S. Ewell

General Ewell had been a division commander under General Thomas Jackson. After Jackson's death after the battle of Chancellorsville, Ewell was promoted to command a corps in the reorganized Army of Northern Virginia. [From the Library of Congress Collection]

Credits. This page was last revised on January 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,953 times since then and 196 times this year. Last updated on September 6, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on August 30, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.