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

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Spotsylvania Campaign

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008

1. Spotsylvania Campaign Marker

Inscription. May 12, 1864. From this point the trenches of the Confederate Salient run southward. This road continues westward along a secondary line which was held by Gordon's Division. Gordon's line tied into the east face of the Salient here, where Ewell's right joined the left of A.P. Hill's Corps, temporarily under Early. Lane's Brigade of Hill's Corps stopped a portion of Hancock's Corps sweeping down the Salient on the morning of May 12. Later in the day Lane prevented Burnside's IX Corps from cooperating in the general Federal attack.

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 12, 1746.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 38° 13.07′ N, 77° 35.758′ W. Marker was near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It was on Gordon Drive, on the right when traveling east. Located just south of tour stop six (East Face of the Salient) on the driving tour of Spotsylvania Battlefield unit of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 9550 Gordon Dr, Spotsylvania VA 22553, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Containing the Enemy, Reclaiming the Works (here, next to this marker); Fighting for Time (approx. ¼ mile away); The McCoull House (approx. ¼ mile away); A Mass Capture (approx. ¼ mile away); Mayhem in the Muleshoe (approx. ¼ mile away); The Ninth Corps (approx. ¼ mile away); McCoull Spring (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Confederate Line (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spotsylvania Courthouse.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Spotsylvania Campaign (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. New Marker At This Location titled "Containing the Enemy, Reclaiming the Works".

Spotsylvania Campaign Marker near Gordon's Division Line image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008

2. Spotsylvania Campaign Marker near Gordon's Division Line

Section of the Confederate Earthworks image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008

3. Section of the Confederate Earthworks

East Face of Salient image. Click for more information.

via National Park Service, unknown

4. East Face of Salient

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,017 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on May 19, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 18, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on November 18, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.