Near Gordonsville in Louisa County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Campaign of 1781
Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 8, 2009
1. Campaign of 1781 Marker
Erected 1934 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number F-40.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1781.
Location. 38° 0.717′ N, 78° 11.482′ W. Marker is near Gordonsville, Virginia, in Louisa County. It is on James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) south of Hawkwood Lane, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Louisa VA 23093, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Leaving Louisa (a few steps from this marker); Tobacco Harvest (approx. 2 miles away); Grave Yards (approx. 2 miles away); Wheat Harvest (approx. 2.1 miles away); Ionia (approx. 2.4 miles away); Flora Molton (approx. 3.2 miles away); Louisa County / Fluvanna County (approx. 3.3 miles away); a different marker also named Louisa County / Fluvanna County (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gordonsville.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 8, 2009
2. Campaign of 1781 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,149 times since then and 70 times this year. Last updated on April 16, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
