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

Tyler’s Withdrawal To This Line

1:00 P.M.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 13, 2014

1. Tyler’s Withdrawal To This Line Marker

Inscription.

“Until near noon on May 3rd, the ﬁghting was severe, when the ammunition of the infantry having been exhausted and repeated calls for more being unanswered, the line was forced to retire to the breast-works. The dead and most of the wounded were left upon the ﬁeld. To screen his movements, the enemy set the forest on ﬁre where many lay, perished miserably in the ﬂames. The enemy followed up and had reached the edge of the wood just in front of the works, when the batteries opened on him a murderous ﬁre, causing him to recoil.” - Col. Edgert Gregory

Tyler's 1st Brigade, Humphrey's Division, V Corps, consisting of the 91st, 126th, 129th and the 134th Pennsylvania Regiments and the effective use of the artillery ﬁnally halted the Confederate attack.

[Captions:]
Map of Chancellorsville by 1st Lieutenant B. L. Blackford, CSA Engineers-1863

Colonel Edgert Mantlebert Gregory, Commander, 91st PA. Infantry

Near this spot Edwin Forbes sketched the Union's last line of defense along Ely Ford Road. Waterman's Rhode Island and Martin’s and Phillips Massachusetts Artillery aided and assisted stopping the Confederate assault.

Remnants 91st PA. Flag Courtesy of Pa. State Flag Collection

Erected 2014.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1928.

Location. 38° 19.382′ N, 77° 38.723′ 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,

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

Elys Ford Rd (facing north) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher

2. Elys Ford Rd (facing north)

of this marker: Colquitt Turns Tyler’s Flank (here, next to this marker); Colquitt’s Attack (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.)

Elys Ford Rd (facing south) image. Click for full size.

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 667 times since then and 9 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.