Near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Chewning Farm
The Battle of the Wilderness
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 9, 2009
1. The Chewning Farm Marker
The building, extensively remodeled after the war, fell victim to fire in 1947. The farm road to your right leads to the Chewning house site. Exhibits there discuss the clearing's tactical importance and its occupation by both Union and Confederate armies during the Battle of the Wilderness.
Trail length: 0.25 mile
Hiking time (roud trip): 20 minutes
Grade: This is an easy hike
Erected by Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park - National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1863.
Location. 38° 17.756′ N, 77° 44.661′ W. Marker is near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It is on Hill-Ewell Drive, on the right when traveling south. Located at stop five (Chewning Farm) on the driving tour of the Wilderness Battlefield. The marker is the trail
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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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wilderness Campaign (within shouting distance of this marker); Key Terrain (approx. 0.2 miles away); A.P. Hill Escapes Capture (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Wilderness Campaign (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Higgerson Farm (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Widow Tapp House (approx. one mile away); The Home of Widow Tapp (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Wilderness Campaign (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spotsylvania Courthouse.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Crisis in the Wilderness (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. The right side of the marker is a trail map showing the location of the trail head, farm road, Chewning house site, and other exhibits.
Also see . . . Wilderness Battlefield. National Park Service page. (Submitted on April 29, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 16, 2008
2. Driving Tour Stop Five - Wilderness Battlefield
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 16, 2008
3. Chewning Farm Fields
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 16, 2008
4. Confederate Trenches
On the east side of the road, opposite the marker, are the traces of trenches occupied by Ewell's Confederates during the later stages of the battle.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,477 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 18, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 29, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
