Near Fredericksburg in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Plantations on Guinea Station Road
Antebellum Homes
— Lee vs. Grant – The 1864 Campaign —
Union troops took this road on May 21, 1864, as they left Spotsylvania and headed toward Guinea Station. One year earlier, “Stonewall” Jackson’s ambulance had used this same road to carry the wounded Confederate general from a field hospital in the Wilderness to Thomas Chandler’s home, Fairfield.
Many of the dwellings passed by Jackson and the Union army as they traveled to Guinea Station still exist. One of them, Stirling, stands across the road, directly in front of you. Others are identified by special signs posted along the road.
Note: These houses are privately owned. Please stay on the road and respect the owners’ privacy.
"Mr. Lacy aroused me up at an early hour to guide the ambulance with General Jackson…to Guiney’s Station…. The general stood the ride very well. We passed crowds of wounded men going the same way, all cheerful and each one wishing himself the badly wounded one instead of General Jackson.”
- Jed Hotchkiss
Erected by Virginia Civil War Trails.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Civil War Trails series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1847.
Location. 38° 10.814′ N, 77° 30.217′ W. Marker is near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. Marker is on Guinea Station Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5001 Guinea Station Rd, Fredericksburg VA 22407, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. James Farmer, Civil Rights Leader (approx. 0.6 miles away); Federal Raid (approx. 0.6 miles away); Road to Guinea Station (approx. 0.6 miles away); Massaponax Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); Massaponax Church (approx. one mile away); Stanard’s Mill (approx. 2.3 miles away); Mud Tavern (approx. 3˝ miles away); Stonewall Jackson Died (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.
Also see . . . Plantations Long Guinea Station Road. A video blog discussing Civil War events occuring in the area highlighted by the marker. (Submitted on April 9, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,818 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 20, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.