On October 10, 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, anticipating an offensive that became known as the Bristoe Station Campaign, sent a division of Confederate horsemen led by Gen. J.E.B. Stuart north from Madison on a raid.
Confederate Gen. . . . — — Map (db m4774) HM
On Seminole Trail (U.S. 29) south of James City Road, on the right when traveling north.
On 10 October 1863 Confederate cavalry cormmanded by Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart engaged Union
cavalry and infantry under Brig. Gen. H. Judson
Kilpatrick and Maj. Gen. William H. French at
James City (present-day Leon). The two forces
confronted . . . — — Map (db m8100) HM
On Kirtley Road (County Route 631) 0.1 miles west of James City Road (Route 621), on the right when traveling west.
Established by Virginia’s first road act of 1632 by the House of Burgesses at Jamestown, this road is named for Francis Kirtley, appointed in 1731 to oversee its upkeep and repair. This gravel road bed between Historic James City and Prince Michel . . . — — Map (db m119842) HM
On Seminole Trail (U.S. 29) at Hoover Road, on the right when traveling south on Seminole Trail.
Madison County. In the hills of the Piedmont, against the Blue Ridge Mountains, Madison County was formed from Culpeper County in 1792. The county is named for James Madison, the “father of the American Constitution” and the fourth president . . . — — Map (db m21502) HM
