Near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Doles Salient
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
1. Doles Salient Marker
These gentile mounds are all that remain of the formidable earthworks held by George Doles' Georgia Brigade. The trenches running perpendicular to the main line are called traverses and made these works appear like a series of three-sided roofless log cabins. After traversing the woods road over which this trail passes, Upton's regiments burst into the clearing with a wild cheer and overran the Georgians here before falling back in the face of a Confederate counter-charge. Please help preserve the visual remains of the fighting at Spotsylvania by staying on the trail and not walking on the earthworks.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 38° 13.28′ N, 77° 36.216′ W. Marker was near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It was on Anderson Drive, on the right when traveling south. Located south of tour stop three (The Bloody Angle) on the driving tour of Spotsylvania Battlefield unit of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Spotsylvania VA 22553, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
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Regionally, this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area, in Northern Virginia, and in the Piedmont. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: Confederate Counterattack (a few steps from this marker); Uptons Assault (a few steps from this marker); Upton's Charge (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ramseur's Brigade (about 500 feet away); Forming for the Attack (about 600 feet away); The Muleshoe Salient (approx. 0.2 miles away); McCoull Spring (approx. 0.2 miles away); Aftermath (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spotsylvania Courthouse.
Other markers no longer nearby. Spotsylvania Campaign (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Spotsylvania Campaign (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . Spotsylvania Court House - Upton's Attack, May 10, 1864. American Battlefields Trust website entry (Submitted on December 6, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
2. Doles Salient Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
3. Doles Salient
Looking north from the marker location. Doles' entrenchments ran along the high ground here, generally parallel to modern day Anderson Drive.
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
4. Open Field
Looking from the Confederate earthworks to the west. Upton's force emerged from the tree line in the distance to assail the earthworks.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,551 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on May 19, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
