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

Redoubt # 2

Aquia Landing Defenses

Photographed by Kevin W., April 8, 2015

1. Redoubt # 2 Marker

Inscription. Approximately seventy yards to the northeast of this sign on private property are the well preserved remains of Redoubt #2, the last surviving and largest of three built by the Union Army of the Potomac in February and March of 1863 to defend Aquia Landing from land attack. The Landing was a critical source of supplies for the Army of the Potomac during parts of 1862, 1863, and 1864. This redoubt guarded the old Stafford Court House Road. It could support 200 soldiers and two internally mounted 3-inch rifled cannons.

Erected 2013 by Friends of Stafford Civil War Sites.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1863.

Location. 38° 23.32′ N, 77° 20.297′ W. Marker is in Stafford, Virginia, in Stafford County. It is on Sentry Court. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union XIIth Corps Winter Camp (approx. 0.4 miles away); Union Redoubt # 3 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Redoubt No. 2 / Fort No Name (approx. one mile away); Union Redoubt No. 3 (approx. one mile away); Mason's Homestead (approx. one mile away);

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Aquia Landing (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Aquia Landing (approx. 1.1 miles away); History of the Patawomeck Indians (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stafford.

Photographed by Kevin W., April 8, 2015

2. Redoubt # 2 Marker

The redoubt is to the right of the marker and beyond the tree line.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2015, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 726 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 9, 2015, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.