On Library Road (County Road 683) at Old Mill Road (County Road 683), on the right when traveling west on Library Road.
While there were no large-scale military actions, several dozen skirmishes and many troop movements occurred here. As a gateway to the northern Shenandoah Valley, the county was a major thoroughfare for both Union and Confederate forces on a . . . — — Map (db m171306) HM
On Oakley Avenue east of Fort Avenue (U.S. 221), on the right when traveling east.
During the Battle of Lynchburg on June 17-18, 1864, Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early moved his reserves into the cemetery to reinforce his lines across the Lynchburg-Salem Turnpike (Fort Ave.) at Fort Early. Before dawn on Sunday, June 19, these . . . — — Map (db m257112) HM
On Chester Gap Road, on the left when traveling south.
This mountain pass was of strategic importance throughout the Civil War. Union and Confederate forces occupied and traversed it on numerous occasions. The first significant use of the gap occurred July 7-18, 1862, as Gen. Nathaniel Bank’s corps of . . . — — Map (db m32070) HM
Near Lee Highway (U.S. 211) at Sperryville Pike (U.S. 522).
Caroline Terry, known locally as “Sis-tah Cah-line” (1833-1941) was born a slave, perhaps in Southampton County, but spent most of her life in Rappahannock County. She later took the surname Terry. By 1846, Francis Millan of Culpeper . . . — — Map (db m26518) HM
On Winchester Road (U.S. 340/522) at Success Road, on the right when traveling north on Winchester Road. Reported permanently removed.
This stone structure, known as Fairview, was the home of Thomas McKay. On this site Union Col. John R. Kenly rallied the 1st Maryland Infantry (USA) for a last stand as the Confederates approached. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson had ordered . . . — — Map (db m272267) HM
In the years before the Civil War, Virginia’s laws restricted free blacks and also tightened the legal grip on slaves. Some blacks, however, struggled through the system to freedom, just as many slaves wended their way to Union lines during the . . . — — Map (db m31191) HM
After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern
Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into
Pennsylvania. . . . — — Map (db m77528) HM
On Laurel Mills Road (County Route 618) at Richmond Road (County Route 729), on the left when traveling east on Laurel Mills Road.
After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into . . . — — Map (db m50140) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) at Richmond Road (Virginia Route 729), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway. Reported permanently removed.
The three brick cabins in the field before you are tangible connections to the enslaved people of Rappahannock County before and during the Civil War. Many slaves escaped to Union lines here and elsewhere, and some former bondsmen served in the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m49451) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) at Library Road (County Route 683), on the right when traveling west on Lee Highway.
One of more than thirty Washingtons in the United States, only this town, “The First Washington of All,” was surveyed and platted by George Washington on the 24th day of July (old style) 1749. He was assisted by John Lonem and Edward . . . — — Map (db m8296) HM
On Winchester Road (U.S. 522) 0.3 miles north of Toray Drive (Virginia Route 720), on the right when traveling north.
This stone structure, known as Fairview, was the home of Thomas McKay. On this site Union Col. John R. Kenly rallied the 1st Maryland Infantry (USA) for a last stand as the Confederates approached. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson had ordered . . . — — Map (db m281759) HM
On Loudoun County Parkway (Virginia Route 606) just north of Braddock Road ( Route 620), on the right when traveling south.
The Settle Family descended from Francis Settle (1622-1708) of Potterton, Barwick-In-Elmet Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England. Sponsored by one Henry Williamson, Francis Settle arrived in North Farmham Parish, Old Rappahannock County, . . . — — Map (db m195171) HM
On Slate Mills Road (Virginia Route 707) 0.8 miles east of F.T. Valley Road ( Route 231), on the left when traveling south.
During the Civil War, this road led from Sperryville to Madison, Slate Mills, and James City, west of Culpeper. The F.T. Church and Fink's Store (now the Conyers House) were familiar landmarks. To the west, the Blue Ridge Mountains offered . . . — — Map (db m256680) HM
On Library Road (County Road 683) at Old Mill Road (County Road 683), on the left when traveling east on Library Road.
Freedom - upon death of owner
"I do hereby free and emancipate all my slaves that I may own at my death… Such of my said slaves are so nearly white as to render it unsafe for them to go to Liberia I desire may be sent to the State of . . . — — Map (db m171307) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) at Waterloo Road / Wildwood Circle (County Route 613), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway.
Culpeper County. Area 284 square miles. Formed in 1748 from Orange, and named for Lord Culpeper, Governor of Virginia 1680–1683. The battle of Cedar Mountain, 1862, was fought in this county.
Rappahannock County. . . . — — Map (db m8293) HM
On US Avenue 0.2 miles east of South East Street, on the right when traveling east.
Seat of War
Railroads connecting Washington, D.C., and Richmond crossed Culpeper County, Virginia, so this area witnessed major Civil War battles. Both Union and Confederate armies occupied this area throughout the war. In 1861, the . . . — — Map (db m170182) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) at Skyline Drive, on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway.
Rappahannock County. Area 274 Square Miles. Formed in 1833 from Culpeper and named for the Rappahannock River, headwaters of which are in this county.
Page County. Area 322 Square Miles. Formed in 1831 . . . — — Map (db m1570) HM
On Laurel Mills Road (County Route 618) at Richmond Road (County Route 729), on the left when traveling east on Laurel Mills Road.
Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee passed through Rappahannock County on four occasions during the Civil War. The first occurred on August 26, 1862, on the march to Manassas, and the second took place in October during the retreat after the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m49652) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) just west of Richmond Road (County Road 729), on the right when traveling east.
The three brick cabins in the field before you are tangible connections to the enslaved people of Rappahannock County before and during the Civil War. Many slaves escaped to Union lines here and elsewhere, and some former bondsmen served in the . . . — — Map (db m173050) HM
On Sperryville Pike (U.S. 522) at Obannons Mill Road (County Route 650), on the right when traveling north on Sperryville Pike.
Rappahannock County. Area 274 square miles. Formed in 1833 from Culpeper, and named for the Rappahannock River, headwaters of which are in this county.
Culpeper County. Area 384 square miles. Formed in . . . — — Map (db m8415) HM
On Remount Road (U.S. 522), on the right when traveling south.
Warren County. This lower Shenandoah Valley county was formed from Shenandoah and Frederick Counties in 1836. The county was named for Joseph Warren, a Boston Revolutionary War patriot killed during the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. It . . . — — Map (db m49779) HM
On Old Mill Road (County Route 683), on the left when traveling south.
During the Civil War, two mills stood on the Rush River in this vicinity on the property of John Jett, who resided at Ellerslie half a mile south of here. They included the Avon Mill before you and the Jett Mill (no longer standing), located half a . . . — — Map (db m31910) HM
On Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 208) south of Richard Samuels Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Fire destroyed the frame Courthouse near the Po River in 1838. Tavern owner Lewis Rawlings and his wife Ann offered 10 acres of land near his tavern on the road to Fredericksburg as a new site and the County quickly accepted. The Commissioners . . . — — Map (db m216698) HM
On U.S. 17 just north of Ware Creek Road, on the right when traveling south.
In 1669 and 1670, German-born John Lederer led three expeditions to explore Virginia’s Piedmont and the Carolinas that encouraged further European exploration. The third expedition began nearby at Robert Talifer’s house near the Rappahannock . . . — — Map (db m308593) HM
On Gay Street at Jett Street, on the right when traveling south on Gay Street.
Surveyed and platted by George Washington with the assistance of John Lonem and Edward Corder, as chainmen; August 4, 1749.
Organized and established as a town by the General Assembly of Virginia, December 14, 1796.
Incorporated as a . . . — — Map (db m166355) HM
On Library Road (County Road 683) at Old Mill Road, on the right when traveling west on Library Road.
When Union Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks marched east into Rappahannock County through Chester Gap in July 1862, he and his 16,000 men were still reeling from recent defeats in the Shenandoah Valley. There, although Banks's command had bested . . . — — Map (db m171260) HM
On Library Road (County Road 683) at Old Mill Road (County Road 683), on the left when traveling east on Library Road.
More than 1,000 Rappahannock County men fought for the Confederacy. Many were mustered into service here in Washington.
The Rappahannock Old Guard (Co. B, 6th Virginia Cavalry), which carried an unusual dark battle flag, played an important . . . — — Map (db m173043) HM
On Library Road (County Road 683) at Old Mill Road, on the left when traveling east on Library Road.
In July and August 1862, 30,000 men in two corps of Gen. John Pope's newly formed Union Army of Virginia camped across much of Rappahannock County. Confederate Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson had recently defeated them during Jackson's . . . — — Map (db m171263) HM
On Hawlin Road (County Road 618) 0.1 miles west of Sperryville Pike (U.S. 522), on the left when traveling west.
If you had been standing here at dawn on November 27, 1863, you would have seen Col. John S. Mosby and his partisan rangers herding a string of mules bearing dejected-looking Union prisoners. Among the captives was Pvt. Robert Knox Sneden, 40th New . . . — — Map (db m52953) HM
On River Lane 0.1 miles east of Water Street (County Road 1002), on the right when traveling east.
As the Civil War grew bloodier in the summer of 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a call for 300,000 additional Union volunteers. Patriotic immigrants formed an important pool of recruits. To encourage their enlistments, a former German . . . — — Map (db m173036) HM
On Francis Thorton Valley Road (Virginia Route 231) at Nethers Road (County Route 602) on Francis Thorton Valley Road.
Madison County.
In the hills of the Piedmont, along the Blue
Ridge Mountains, Madison County was formed
from Culpeper County in 1792. Madison
County is named for James Madison, the
“father of the American Constitution” and
the forth . . . — — Map (db m104880) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
