Stafford in Stafford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Union Battery

Photographed by Kevin W., May 5, 2013

1. Union Battery Marker

Inscription. The largest and strongest battery in this park; this one contains nearly 300 linear feet of parapet 30 feet thick. The foundation of a large blockhouse also remains. The battery could have supported all three nearby batteries. Its blockhouse also protected the double-track army corduroy road, remains of which can be seen to its rear. The battery contains evidence of multiple gun embrasures and interior structures. its thick walls and large blockhouse indicate possible use of heavy caliber rifled guns from the artillery reserve.

Erected 2013 by Friends of Stafford Civil War Sites.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 38° 23.513′ N, 77° 24.504′ W. Marker is in Stafford, Virginia, in Stafford County. It can be reached from Mount Hope Church Road. This marker is at Stop 5 of the recently opened (April 2013) Stafford Civil War Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Mount Hope Church Rd, Stafford VA 22554, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: German-Americans and the Eleventh Corps (a few steps from this marker); Union Army Double-Track Corduroy Road (a few steps from this marker); 11th Corps Road

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(a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Union Battery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Trimmer-Newton Pavilion (approx. ¼ mile away); Sandstone Quarry (approx. ¼ mile away); Buzzard's Roost (approx. ¼ mile away); Quarrying the Stone (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stafford.

Photographed by Kevin W., May 5, 2013

2. Union Battery Marker

Photographed by Kevin W., May 5, 2013

3. Union Battery Marker

The area inside the battery. The parapet can be seen on the right.

Photographed by Kevin W., May 5, 2013

4. Union Battery Marker

The battery's "moat," a ditch running on the outside of the parapet.

Photographed by Kevin W., May 5, 2013

5. Union Battery Marker

The remains of the blockhouse foundation.

Photographed by Kevin W., May 5, 2013

6. Union Battery Marker

There are four historical markers near Stop 5 in the Stafford Civil War Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2013, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 689 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 8, 2013, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.