Lacey Springs in Rockingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Cavalry Engagement

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 28, 2006

1. Cavalry Engagement Marker

Inscription. Here, at Lacey’s Springs, Rosser’s Confederate cavalry attacked Custer's camp, December 20, 1864. Rosser and Custer (of Indian Fame) had been roommates at West Point.

Erected 1927 by the Conservation and Development Commission. (Marker Number A-29.)

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 (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1922.

Location. 38° 32.277′ N, 78° 46.252′ W. Marker is in Lacey Springs, Virginia, in Rockingham County. It is on North Valley Pike (U.S. 11) south of Martz Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harrisonburg VA 22802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 5 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lacey Spring (approx. ¼ mile away); Abraham Lincoln’s Father (approx. 0.4 miles away); Soldiers Visit Melrose Caverns (approx. 1.8 miles away); Long's Chapel and Zenda (approx. 1.8 miles away); Melrose Caverns (approx. 1.9 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lacey Spring (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

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1. Riding With Rosser. Book by S. Roger Keller, on Amazon.com. (Submitted on October 26, 2006.) This website may earn income if you use this link to make a purchase on Amazon.com.

2. George Armstrong Custer - Civil War Years. (Submitted on October 26, 2006.)

Additional keywords. General Thomas L. Rosser, General George A. Custer

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 28, 2006

2. Cavalry Engagement Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,687 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 26, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.