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

Inscription.
By May 5, 1863, Union General Joseph Hooker knew that he had lost the Battle of Chancellorsville and faced the necessity of retreating across the Rappahannock. Troops of the Federal Fifth Corps dug trenches that stretched a mile on either side of this road as a last line of defense during the river crossing. Early on May 6 the last Northern soldiers passed this point and headed toward U.S. Ford, one mile to the northeast. General R.E. Lee had planned to attack the retreating Federals. When told that the Union Army had successfully escaped, Lee uncharacteristically chided the brigadier who brought the news: “That is the way you young men always do. You allow those people to get away. I tell you what to do, but you don’t do it.”

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 5, 1863.

Location. 38° 20.443′ N, 77° 37.892′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It is on Perimeter Drive south of U.S. Ford Road, on the right

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when traveling south. The Marker stands within the Estates of Chancellorsville residential community. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13819 Perimeter Dr, 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 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Chancellorsville Campaign (approx. 1.1 miles away); The 124th New York Regiment’s First Battle (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Chancellorsville Campaign (approx. 1.2 miles

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 2, 2022

2. Chancellorsville Campaign Marker

away); Union Line Contained Along Mineral Springs Road (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Chancellorsville Campaign (approx. 1.4 miles away); Chancellorsville (approx. 1.4 miles away); Colquitt’s Attack (approx. 1.4 miles away); Colquitt Turns Tyler’s Flank (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.

More about this marker. The marker supports have rotted causing the marker to collapse face-down, unreadable, on the side of the road.

Also see . . . Battle of Chancellorsville. (Submitted on February 20, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, March 14, 2026

3. Chancellorsville Campaign Marker

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 330 times since then and 29 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. submitted on April 2, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.