Near Chancellorsville in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Fairview
The Battle of Chancellorsville
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
| | National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 10, 2007
1. Fairview Marker
The loop trail shown here is supplemental to the Hazel Grove-Fairfield walking trail linked below.
Formerly a Chancellor farmstead, on May 3, 1863, Fairview became a gory landscape. That morning all the energy and violence of the Battle of Chancellorsville focused here - on the fields and woods around a commonplace log house. Here, the contending armies decided the outcome of the battle.
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 3, 1863.
Location. 38° 18.404′ N, 77° 38.633′ W. Marker is near Chancellorsville, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It is on Berry Paxton Road north of Stuart Drive, on the right when traveling north. Located at Fairview, stop ten of the driving tour of Chancellorsville Battlefield, in the parking lot for that stop. The marker is also at stop six of the Hazel Grove-Fairview walking trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Spotsylvania VA 22553, 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: Jackson's Impact (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); High Drama, Human Tragedy (about 500 feet away); Ordeal of the Wounded (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Fairview (about 600 feet away); Chancellor Cemetery
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More about this marker. The marker displays a map of the walking loop around Fairview with the caption, "Walk this easy loop trail over farm-turned-battlefield - through Union gun pits, past the Fairview house site, and near the Chancellor cemetery. Signs along the trail interpret the site. The loop trail takes approximately 20 minutes." Of note this loop trail is supplemental to the Hazel Grove-Fairview walking trail linked below.
Regarding Fairview. This is one of several markers for the Battle of Chancellorsville at Hazel Grove and Fairview, the central part of the battle. See the Hazel Grove - Fairview Virtual Tour by Markers in the links section for a listing of related markers on the tour.
Also see . . .
1. Battle of Chancellorsville. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on November 18, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Hazel Grove - Fairview Virtual Tour by Markers
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 10, 2007
2. Driving Tour Stop Ten
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 18, 2023
3. Fairview Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain, November 10, 2007
4. Some of the Earthworks at Fairview
Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,897 times since then and 49 times this year. Last updated on March 15, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 18, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on April 24, 2023, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on November 18, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
