Near Berryville in Clarke County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Fight at Gold’s Farm
Photographed By Craig Swain, July 15, 2007
1. Fight at Gold's Farm Marker
Gold’s Farm
Sept. 3, 1864
Mosby & 6th N.Y.
Cavalry
Erected by J.E.B. Stuart Camp of the Confederate Veterans.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1819.
Location. 39° 8.147′ N, 77° 59.63′ W. Marker is near Berryville, Virginia, in Clarke County. Marker is on Lord Fairfax Highway (U.S. 340), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Berryville VA 22611, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Berryville (approx. half a mile away); Josephine City (approx. ¾ mile away); The Schools of Josephine City (approx. 0.9 miles away); Milton Valley Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lucy Diggs Slowe (approx. 0.9 miles away); Benjamin Berry (approx. 1.2 miles away); Bank of Clarke County (approx. 1.3 miles away); Clarke County (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berryville.
More about this marker. This is one in a series of granite markers placed by the J.E.B. Stuart Chapter of the Confederate
this page online
Additional commentary.
1. Fight at Gold’s Farm
The action here is best described as an ambush. On the same day the Battle of Berryville opened, Union General Alfred Torbert was patrolling south of the town. A detachment of Mosby’s command under Captain Sam Chapman attacked the Federal lead elements, the 6th N.Y. Cavalry, and scattered them. As the main Federal force approached, Chapman withdrew with 40 horses and 30 prisoners.
— Submitted July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Photographed By Craig Swain, July 15, 2007
2. Fight at Gold's Farm Marker
Photographed By Bradley Owen, October 22, 2016
3. Fields of Gold’s Farm
Located on the north side of Senseny Road in Berryville just west of Route 340.
Photographed By Bradley Owen, October 22, 2016
4. Avenel
The Gold Family farmhouse, located west of the battlefield, at 930 Senseny Road in Berryville.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,589 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 22, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on May 1, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
