Near Fredericksburg in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Colquitt Turns Tyler’s Flank
11:00 A.M.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 13, 2014
1. Colquitt Turns Tyler’s Flank Marker
“I at once saw the enemy outnumbered us, as they were in double lines, and extended beyond our right. I immediately asked for reinforcements, but was informed they could not be furnished. Colonel Webb, who has remained in front for some moments, started back, promising to bring up reinforcements if he could obtain them, but he returned in a short time without them. The rapid and incessant fire of our men prevented the enemy from advancing, although they made several attempts to do so.”
“After holding our position for nearly or perhaps quite an hour, reports reached me that our ammunition was being exhausted, many of the men supplying themselves from the dead and wounded. About this time, I discovered that the enemy was advancing and extending farther to our right. I sent for ammunition twice without being able to obtain it.”
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Brigadier General Erastus Tyler chronicled in his comprehensive official report all that took place on that historical, infamous day.
Map by Captain John Bigelow 1928
Later, Edwin Forbes would sketch that horrible day…May 3rd. Wounded soldiers were rescued from the hellish haze of smoke that darkened and obscured the burning woods.
Erected 2014.
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Location. 38° 19.382′ N, 77° 38.722′ W. Marker is near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It is on Elys Ford Road (County Route 610) 0.4 miles north of US Ford Road (County Route 616), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13414 5th Corps Ln, Fredericksburg VA 22407, 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, and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Colquitt’s Attack (here, next to this marker); Tyler’s Withdrawal To This Line (here, next to this marker); Chancellorsville (here, next to this marker); Chancellorsville Campaign (approx. ¼ mile away); Stone's Reconnaissance (approx. 0.3 miles away); Union Line Contained Along Mineral Springs Road (approx. 0.4 miles away); The 124th New York Regiment’s First Battle (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Midnight Conference (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.
Also see . . . Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park. National Park Service (Submitted on December 14, 2014.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher
2. Elys Ford Rd (facing north)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher
3. Elys Ford Rd (facing south)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 736 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on March 14, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 14, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
