Near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Spotsylvania Campaign
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
1. Spotsylvania Campaign
Upton's Attack About 6 p.m. May 10, 1864
A quarter of a mile beyond this point, their bayonets fixed, Upton's lines broke silence with a wild cheer as they burst from the piney woods across a 200-yard clearing to the Confederate trenches. Though thrown back by counterattack and losing some 1,000 men in killed, wounded and missing, Upton brought off over 1,000 prisoners. Mott's division had been expected to attack from the north, but Confederate artillery around the apex of the Salient swept a wide open field and easily kept Mott at bay. Meanwhile, Federal attacks along the Brock Road front also failed.
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 10, 1848.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 38° 13.42′ N, 77° 36.385′ W. Marker was near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It was on Grant Drive 0.7 miles east of Brock Road, on the right when traveling east. Located at tour stop two (Upton's Road) on the driving tour of Spotsylvania
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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.
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: Uptons Trail (a few steps from this marker); Forming for the Attack (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Upton's Charge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederate Counterattack (approx. Ό mile away);
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
2. Tour Stop Two
Upton's Road tour stop has a marker and a map detailing the action at this phase.
Other markers no longer nearby. Spotsylvania Campaign (has been replaced with this marker); Doles Salient (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Spotsylvania Campaign (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Spotsylvania Campaign (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park. National Park Service (Submitted on April 1, 2021.)
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou
3. Spotsylvania Campaign Marker
This marker now stands alone at this location.
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
4. Wartime Woods Road Used by Upton
The road is now a foot trail which connects to Doles Salient.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2021, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on May 19, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on August 14, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. 4. submitted on August 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
