Near Fredericksburg in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Chancellorsville Campaign
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 2, 2022
1. Chancellorsville Campaign Marker
Federal earthworks were erected here along the Mineral Spring Road on May 2, 1863. They anchored on the Rappahannock River to the northeast and extended to the southwest apex on Elys Ford Road. This line was backed up by a second and third line of infantry and artillery a short distance in the rear. Humprhreys Division V Corps occupied this section. They were replaced by von Steinwehrs Division, Corps on XI on May 3. Here Steinwehrs men were under fire by Confederate skirmishers and artillery. The Eleventh Corps withdrew with the rest of the Army of the Potomac on May 6.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 2, 1863.
Location. 38° 19.743′ N, 77° 37.03′ W. Marker is near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It is on 12th Corps Drive 0.4 miles east of General Geary Court, on the left when traveling east. The marker stands within the Estates of Chancellorsville residential community. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8119 12th Corps
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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Chancellorsville Campaign (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Chancellorsville Campaign (approx. 1.1 miles away); The 124th New York Regiments First Battle (approx. 1.2 miles away); Union Line Contained Along Mineral Springs Road (approx. 1.2 miles away); Apex of Hookers Last Line (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hooker's Final Bastion (approx. 1.4 miles
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 2, 2022
2. Chancellorsville Campaign Marker
Also see . . . Battle of Chancellorsville. (Submitted on February 20, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Usgs
3. Mineral Spring Road Trace
The marker is located where the white circle is placed on this LiDAR imagery from the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP). The trace of the old Mineral Spring Road can be seen crossing 12th Corps Drive (which is the north-south road) perpendicularly, running roughly west-east just north of the marker.
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, March 14, 2026
4. Mineral Spring Road Trace
Though not a very good photo of it, the road trace is discernible in this view from immediately north of the marker. The viewer may be able to pick out where the road bed sits lower than the surrounding shoulder at center left. The south shoulder of the road is in the center, running left-to-right at a diagonal; the two trees leaning towards each other in the middle left of the photo are growing on the road bed (left) and shoulder (right) respectively, and the green growth at center right distant are holly bushes on top of the shoulder. The north shoulder is out of focus but at far left, topped by a pair of very close trees, with a modern house in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on March 14, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 3, 4. submitted on April 2, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
