Near Fredericksburg in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Fredericksburg Campaign

Photographed by Kevin W., December 9, 2007

1. Fredericksburg Campaign Marker

Inscription. December 13, 1862. Here, on the wood’s edge facing the fields of the Lansdowne Valley, Gen. George Pickett’s 9,000 men, including soldiers from Fredericksburg, held a vital part of Lee’s line. The enemy did not attack Pickett’s Division and the men remained inactive, though elements of the division were later sent to reinforce the defenders of Marye’s Height. A summer’s charge near a little town called Gettysburg lay in the unknown future.

Erected by U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is December 13, 1862.

Location. 38° 16.24′ N, 77° 28.16′ W. Marker is near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It is on Lee Drive, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located along Lee Drive in the Fredericksburg-Spotyslvania Military Park, near a picnic area pullout. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fredericksburg VA 22408, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Confederate Artillery Defense (approx. 0.6 miles away); Big Gun at Howison Hill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Braehead (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Fredericksburg Campaign (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lee’s Hill (approx. one mile away); The Pioneers (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Second Battle of Fredericksburg (approx. 1.1 miles away); Artillery on Lee's Hill (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.

Also see . . . Howison Hill Virtual Tour. National Park Service page. (Submitted on July 5, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Additional commentary.
1. Smaller Map Marker
A photo of the smaller map marker can be found at Civil War Album (link 2 above). The description on the map read:
Lansdowne Valley Sector
About 3:30 P.M.
December 13, 1862At this time, heavy fighting continued on the Marye's Heights front.
Photographed by Kevin W., December 9, 2007

2. Fredericksburg Campaign Marker
In the past, a smaller square sign stood next to this marker and contained a map of the battle. See the photo provided by the National Park Service in the link for the Howison Hill Virtual tour below.
To the south, Stonewall Jackson's lines had been broken but were now restored. Here in the Lansdowne Valley, a minor Federal attack up Deep Run was soon repulsed.

— Submitted December 25, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.

Signs identify surviving Confederate Trenches nearby as part of McLaw's Division image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., December 9, 2007

3. Signs identify surviving Confederate Trenches nearby as part of McLaw's Division

Photographed by Kevin W., December 9, 2007

4. Signs identify surviving Confederate Trenches nearby as part of McLaw's Division

Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,293 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 11, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.