Fairfax, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Mosby
March 15, 2008
1. Mosby Marker
Erected 1937 by Fairfax Chapter, U.D.C.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 8, 1968.
Location. 38° 50.833′ N, 77° 18.558′ W. Marker is in Fairfax, Virginia. It can be reached from Main Street (Virginia Route 236). The monument is on the grounds of the Truro Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10520 Main Street, Fairfax VA 22030, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. William Gunnell House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gen. Corcoran (about 400 feet away); Old Fairfax Jail (about 600 feet away); Confederate Memorial (about 700 feet away); Fairfax County Courthouse (about 700 feet away); Fairfax Court House (about 800 feet away); Fairfax County Memorial To Those Who Died In Service To Our Country
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Other markers no longer nearby. Fairfax County Courthouse (was about 800 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Monument to John Q. Marr (was about 800 feet away but has been permanently removed).
More about this marker. The monument has a second smaller plaque which reads: "In memory of Howson Hooe, Co. K, 2D VA. CAV. C.S.A. and in honor of his daughter Anne Hooe Rust Fairfax Chapter, U.D.C. 1974"
Regarding Mosby. The W.P. Gunnell House, has recently been renovated and is used as a parish office and meeting space. Graffiti left by Union soldiers during 1862 and 1863 on the third floor of the Gunnell house remained until the panels upon which it was written were removed in 2004 and loaned to the Fairfax City Museum.
Also see . . . Mosby's Report on the Raid, March 9, 1863. (Submitted on March 15, 2008.)
March 18, 2006
2. Mosby Monument
March 15, 2008
3. Mosby Monument
March 15, 2008
4. Dr. William Gunnell House
Library of Congress
5. Col. John S. Mosby, C.S.A.
Taken between 1860 and 1875, Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. LC-BH83- 2410.
Library of Congress
6. Brig. Gen. Edwin H. Stoughton,
Col. 4th Vermont
Col. 4th Vermont
Photo taken between 1860 and 1868, Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-cwpb-06346.
Internet Archive
7. Gen Stoughton's Headquarters at Fairfax Courthouse
(Dr. Gunnell's House)
(Dr. Gunnell's House)
From Mosby's Rangers by James Joseph Williamson, 1909.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2008. This page has been viewed 3,122 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 15, 2008. 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 20, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
