Near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Spotsylvania Campaign
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
1. Spotsylvania Campaign Marker
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 18, 1818.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 38° 12.861′ N, 77° 36.461′ W. Marker was near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It was on Anderson Drive, on the right when traveling south. Located beyond stop four (Harrison House) 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: 7820 Anderson Dr, 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: Civil War Earthworks (a few steps from this marker); Grant's May 18th Attack (within shouting distance of this marker); Lee's Last Line (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lee to the Rear! (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Harrison House (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Race for Spotsylvania Court House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Laurel Hill (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Death of Sedgwick (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spotsylvania Courthouse.
Other markers no longer nearby. Spotsylvania Campaign (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Harrison House Site (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Spotsylvania Campaign (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Spotsylvania Campaign (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Spotsylvania Campaign (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Craig Swain
2. Lee's Last Line Tour Stop
Not listed as one of the numbered stops on the tour, Lee's Last line features two of the Department of Interior panels with associated map. Additionally two more recent interpretive markers and a reconstruction of the earthworks are nearby. The stop is at the end of Anderson Drive.
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
3. Last Spotsylvania Operations
After May 12, 1864, Grant maneuvered farther eastward and southward. On May 18 he doubled back to strike Ewell, but the Confederates were alert and easily defeated the attack. Grant then resumed his leftward movement. Late on May 19, Ewell, following the shifting Federals across the Ny River, was sharply repulsed at the Harris Farm. Grant now widened his arc and quit Spotsylvania altogether. Though indecisive tactically, the Wilderness and Spotsylvania operations were the beginning of Lee's ultimate collapse.
Please double click the photo to see the map in better detail.
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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 843 times since then and 10 times this year. Last updated on May 19, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
