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

Steuben’s Division

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2008

1. Steuben’s Division Marker

Inscription. The 2,000 men of Major General Baron Von Steuben’s American Division bivouacked in the woods and fields to the right of the road. They were chiefly Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland units, and some others, such as sixty “Delaware Recruits” of Captain Wm. McKennan.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

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

Location. 37° 12.139′ N, 76° 30.456′ W. Marker is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. Marker is on Historical Tour Drive, 0.6 miles west of Surrender Road (Virginia Route 634), on the left when traveling west. Marker is located on the Yorktown Battlefield in Colonial National Historical Park, on the Allied Encampment Tour. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yorktown VA 23690, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Baron Von Steuben (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); French Hospital (about 500 feet away); Headquarters Site of the Quartermaster General (approx. ¼ mile away); Surrender Field (approx. 0.4 miles away); Trophies of War (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ground Your Firelocks!

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Brotherhood Preserved (approx. half a mile away); In Solemn Step (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.

Also see . . .
1. Baron von Steuben, Yorktown Battlefield. National Park Service. (Submitted on September 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

2. The Battle of Yorktown 1781. A British perspective of the Battle of Yorktown from BritishBattles.com. (Submitted on September 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Marker on the Yorktown Battlefield image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2008

2. Marker on the Yorktown Battlefield

Steuben’s Division Encampment image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2008

3. Steuben’s Division Encampment

The division of Baron von Steuben camped in the fields seen here across the road from the marker.

Baron von Steuben image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, February 22, 2007

4. Baron von Steuben

This statue of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Augustin von Steuben is located in Valley Forge National Historical Park in Pennsylvania.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 846 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.