North Newport News , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

John Bankhead Magruder

Major General, C S A

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

1. John Bankhead Magruder Marker

Inscription. U.S. Military Academy graduate, 1830, Virginia-born 'Prince John' Magruder served with distinction in the Mexican War. In 1861 he resigned as Colonel, USA and joined the Confederacy. In the Civil War's first planned battle, his forces were victorious at Big Bethel, June 10, 1861. During April 1862 he delayed the Union drive up the Peninsula here at the Battle of Dam No.1. After the war he lived in Mexico. He died in Texas, 1871.

Erected 1975 by Bethel Chapter UDC.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, Mexican-American • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Virginia, Corporation of Newport News series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 37° 11.318′ N, 76° 33.508′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in North Newport News. It is at the intersection of Campsite Drive and Jefferson Avenue (Virginia Route 143), on the right when traveling north on Campsite Drive. This marker is located at the Newport News Park Campground Headquarters. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newport News VA 23603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Hampton Roads,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds 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 marker: Newport News (approx. ¾ mile away); Lee Hall (approx.

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0.8 miles away); The Simon Reid Curtis House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lee Hall Depot (approx. 0.9 miles away); C&O "Peninsula Extension" (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lee Hall Village (approx. 0.9 miles away); Chessie System Caboose (approx. 0.9 miles away); Building a Bridge of Friendship (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

Also see . . . Dam No. 1 Battlefield Site. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on August 3, 2010.)

Newport News Park Campground image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

2. Newport News Park Campground

John Bankhead Magruder image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

3. John Bankhead Magruder

from The Biographical Dictionary of America, Vol. 7, 1906 by Rossiter Johnson.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,275 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on October 27, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.