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. Union Gen. G.K. Warren's V Corps occupied this line in the early phases of the Spotsylvania operations. Despite hard fighting, Warren could not break the Confederate line on this front. During the dark and rainy night of May 13, 1864, the V Corps sloshed to the far left of the Federal position, beyond the Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania Road. Grant was continuing his sidestepping tactics.

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 13, 1849.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 38° 13.016′ N, 77° 36.948′ W. Marker was near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It was on Hancock Road 0.1 miles south of Brock Road (County Route 613), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 8122 Brock Rd, 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.

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: Laurel Hill (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Race for Spotsylvania Court House

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(about 500 feet away); The Death of Sedgwick (about 500 feet away); Sedgwick (about 500 feet away); Laurel Hill Trail (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named The Death of Sedgwick (about 600 feet away); Testing the Line: May 8-10 (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Different Kind of War (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 about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Laurel Hill. National Park Service virtual tour stop. (Submitted on August 14, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008

2. Spotsylvania Campaign Marker

Earthworks Along Warren's Line image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008

3. Earthworks Along Warren's Line

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,110 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on May 19, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 14, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.