Near Huntly in Rappahannock County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Albert G. Willis
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1. Albert G. Willis Marker
Pvt. Albert G. Willis, Co. C, Col. John S. Mosby's Partisan Rangers (43d Battalion, Virginia Cavalry) and at least one other Ranger were captured about 13 Oct. 1864 near Gaines Crossroads by Union Brig. Gen. William H. Powell's U.S. 2d Cavalry Division. During the Civil War, many Federals considered partisans civilian bushwhackers, not regular soldiers. Powell, in reprisal for what he called the "murder" of a U.S. soldier by alleged partisans, ordered a Ranger executed. According to some postwar sources, Willis, a ministerial student, offered his life in place of a married cohort. He was hanged nearby on 14 Oct. and buried at a Baptist church in Flint Hill.Erected 2004 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number J-26.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 13, 1864.
Location. 38° 50.352′ N, 78° 7.217′ W. Marker is near Huntly, Virginia, in Rappahannock County. Marker
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 1.7 miles away); Warren County / Rappahannock County (approx. 1.7 miles away); Minding the Gaps (approx. 1.7 miles away); Chester Gap (approx. 1.7 miles away); Hittle's Mill (approx. 3.4 miles away); Piedmont (approx. 4.6 miles away); Indian Old Fields (approx. 4.7 miles away); No Park is an Island (approx. 5 miles away).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Mosby's Men Monument
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2. Albert G. Willis Marker
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3. Flint Hill Baptist Church
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4. Plaques on the Historic Church
Flint Hill
Baptist Church
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1854
Flint Hill
Baptist Church
Erected 1854
has been listed in
The Virginia
Landmarks Register
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5. Albert G. Willis Gravesite
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6. Albert G. Willis Headstone
Killed Oct. 14, 1864
Co. C. 43 Va. Battalion
Mosby's Command
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