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Virginia Civil War Trails Historical Markers

 
By J. J. Prats, May 11, 2008
Two Markers at the Subway Sandwich Shop
1 ► Virginia, Albemarle County, Charlottesville, Woodbrook — Rio Hill — Artifacts Found at Rio Hill —
2 ► Virginia, Albemarle County, Charlottesville, Woodbrook — Rio Hill 1864 Skirmish — George A. Custer Attacks a Confederate Winter Camp —
3 ► Virginia, Albemarle County, Scottsville — Scottsville — When War Came —
4 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Seminary Hill — Fort Ward — 1861-1865 — Reported permanently removed
5 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Taylor Run — Alexandria — Alexandria in the Civil War — Reported permanently removed
6 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Taylor Run — Alexandria in the Civil War — "Alexandria is ours!" —
7 ► Virginia, Alleghany County, Covington — Averell’s Salem Raid — Narrow Escape at Island Ford Bridge —
8 ► Virginia, Alleghany County, Longdale Furnace — Australia Furnace — Alleghany Iron for the Confederacy —
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9 ► Virginia, Alleghany County, Longdale Furnace — Lucy Selina Furnace — Alleghany Iron for the Confederacy —
10 ► Virginia, Alleghany County, Low Moor — Jackson River Depot — Crook's Raid — Virginia ❤️ is for Lovers —
11 ► Virginia, Amelia County, Amelia Court House — Amelia Court House — Fatal Delay — Lee's Retreat —
12 ► Virginia, Amelia County, Deatonville — Deatonville — "Continuous shifting battle" — Lee's Retreat —
13 ► Virginia, Amelia County, Jetersville — Amelia Springs — Two Days of Action — Lee's Retreat —
14 ► Virginia, Amelia County, Jetersville — Hillsman House — Lee’s Retreat — April 6, 1865 — Reported permanently removed
15 ► Virginia, Amelia County, Jetersville — Holt's Corner — Lee's Army Divides — Lee's Retreat —
16 ► Virginia, Amelia County, Jetersville — Overton/Hillsman House — Horror and Hope —
17 ► Virginia, Amelia County, Jetersville — Overton/Hillsman House — War's Horror Knocks at the Door — Reported permanently removed
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18 ► Virginia, Amelia County, Mannboro — Namozine Church — Pursuit Cathces Up — Lee’s Retreat —
19 ► Virginia, Appomattox County, Appomattox — Appomattox Campaign — Bringing Lee to Bay — Lee's Retreat —
20 ► Virginia, Appomattox County, Appomattox — Battle of Appomattox Station — Final Blow — Lee's Retreat —
21 ► Virginia, Appomattox County, Appomattox — Confederate Artillery Position — Battle of Appomattox Station —
22 ► Virginia, Appomattox County, Appomattox — Custer's Third Brigade — Battle of Appomattox Station — Reported permanently removed
23 ► Virginia, Appomattox County, Appomattox — Fighting to the End — "We Gave Them a Hearty Cheer" — Lee's Retreat —
24 ► Virginia, Appomattox County, Appomattox — Robertson House Fight — Last Casualties at Appomattox — Lee's Retreat —
25 ► Virginia, Appomattox County, Appomattox — Robertson House Fight — Last Cavalry Clash at Appomattox — Lee's Retreat —
26 ► Virginia, Appomattox County, Appomattox — Walker's Last Stand — Custer's Charges —
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27 ► Virginia, Appomattox County, Vera — Lee’s Rear Guard — Final Blow — Lee’s Retreat —
28 ► Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Arlington Mill — Early Engagement — "A Skirmish at Arlington Mills" —
29 ► Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Foxcroft Heights — Freedman’s Village — A New Home for African Americans —
30 ► Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Old Glebe — Capital Protectors — The 107th USCT at Fort Ethan Allen — Defenses of Washington, 1861-1865 —
31 ► Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Old Glebe — Fort Ethan Allen — Mr. Lincoln’s Forts — Defenses of Washington - 1861-1865 — Reported permanently removed
32 ► Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Old Glebe — Fort Ethan Allen — Mr. Lincoln's Forts — Defenses of Washington, 1861 - 1865 —
33 ► Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Woodmont — Fort C.F. Smith — Defending the Capital — Reported permanently removed
34 ► Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Woodmont — Fort C.F. Smith — Mr. Lincoln’s Forts — Defenses of Washington, 1861-1865 — Reported permanently removed
35 ► Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Woodmont — Fort C.F. Smith — Protecting the Capital — Reported permanently removed
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36 ► Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Woodmont — Fort C.F. Smith — Defending the Capital — Defenses of Washington, 1863-1865 —
37 ► Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Woodmont — Fort C.F. Smith — Protecting the Capital — Defenses of Washington, 1863-1865 —
38 ► Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Woodmont — Fort C.F. Smith — Mr. Lincoln's Forts — Defenses of Washington, 1863-1865 —
39 ► Virginia, Augusta County, Grottoes — Civil War Tourism Attraction — Soldiers Visit Weyers Cave —
40 ► Virginia, Augusta County, New Hope — Battle of Piedmont — Final Action at New Hope — Reported permanently removed
41 ► Virginia, Augusta County, New Hope — Battle of Piedmont — Final Action at New Hope —
42 ► Virginia, Augusta County, Swoope — Confederate Civil Disobedience — The Plight of the Pacifists —
43 ► Virginia, Augusta County, Swoope — West View — Confederate Camps — 1862 Valley Campaign —
44 ► Virginia, Augusta County, West Augusta — Mountain House — Jackson's March — 1862 Valley Campaign —
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45 ► Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Avenel — In the Eye of the Storm — Hunter’s Raid —
46 ► Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Bedford — Hunter’s Raid — 1864 Valley Campaign —
47 ► Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — Peaks of Otter — “A rougher road could not be imagined” — Hunter’s Raid —
48 ► Virginia, Bedford County, Forest — New London Academy — Confederate Cavalry Line — Hunter’s Raid —
49 ► Virginia, Botetourt County, Buchanan — Buchanan Bridge — An Artillery Duel Ensued — Hunter’s Raid —
50 ► Virginia, Botetourt County, Buchanan — The Anchorage — Unexpected Guests — Hunter's Raid —
51 ► Virginia, Botetourt County, Buchanan — Wilson Warehouse — “Fit only for … owls and bats.” — Hunter’s Raid —
52 ► Virginia, Brunswick County, Alberta — Danieltown — A Side Raid: 32 Troopers Captured — Wilson-Kautz Raid —
53 ► Virginia, Brunswick County, Dolphin — Smoky Ordinary — “Rebel cavalry” — Wilson-Kautz Raid — Reported permanently removed
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54 ► Virginia, Brunswick County, Dolphin — Smoky Ordinary — "Making Tracks" — Wilson-Kautz Raid —
55 ► Virginia, Brunswick County, Lawrenceville — Brunswick County Courthouse —
56 ► Virginia, Buckingham County, Farmville — New Store — Sending Generals Home — Lee's Retreat — Reported damaged
57 ► Virginia, Buckingham County, Sheppards — Clifton — Grant's "Sick Headache" — Lee's Retreat —
58 ► Virginia, Campbell County, Altavista — Gen. James Dearing — Last General to Die in the War —
59 ► Virginia, Caroline County, Bowling Green — Star Hotel — Conspirator's Lair —
60 ► Virginia, Caroline County, Guinea — Guinea Station — Grant Maneuvers South — Lee vs. Grant – The 1864 Campaign —
61 ► Virginia, Caroline County, Milford — Milford Station — Lee Avoids A Trap — Lee vs. Grant – The 1864 Campaign —
62 ► Virginia, Caroline County, Port Royal — Port Royal — Union Supply Depot —
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63 ► Virginia, Caroline County, Port Royal — Port Royal — Booth Turned Away — John Wilkes Booth – Escape of an Assassin —
64 ► Virginia, Caroline County, Ruther Glen — Carmel Church — Gathering for North Anna — Lee vs. Grant - The 1864 Campaign —
65 ► Virginia, Caroline County, Woodford — Bethel Church — Union Command Meets — Lee vs. Grant - The 1864 Campaign —
66 ► Virginia, Charles City County, Charles City — A Great Escape — One of Shirley's enslaved men risked all to become free —
67 ► Virginia, Charles City County, Charles City — North Bend — Federal Headquarters — Lee vs. Grant - The 1864 Campaign —
68 ► Virginia, Charles City County, Charles City — Piney Grove — The Front Line and the Home Front —
69 ► Virginia, Charles City County, Charles City — Stuart's Ride — Safe among Friends and Family — 1862 Peninsula Campaign —
70 ► Virginia, Charles City County, Charles City — Stuart's Ride — Coffee at Rowland’s — 1862 Peninsula Campaign —
71 ► Virginia, Charles City County, Charles City — Westover — McClellan’s New Base — 1862 Peninsula Campaign —
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72 ► Virginia, Charles City County, Charles City — Wilcox’s Landing — Crossing the James — Lee vs. Grant – The 1864 Campaign —
73 ► Virginia, Charlotte County, Charlotte Court House — Charlotte Court House — Foraging Parties: “People complimented us” — Wilson-Kautz Raid — Reported permanently removed
74 ► Virginia, Charlotte County, Charlotte Court House — Charlotte Court House — "We Did Not Rob or Burn" — Wilson-Kautz Raid —
75 ► Virginia, Charlotte County, Drakes Branch — Drakes Branch — "Burnt all the depot buildings" — Wilson-Kautz Raid —
76 ► Virginia, Charlotte County, Keysville — Keysville — Foraging and Destruction — Wilson-Kautz Raid —
77 ► Virginia, Charlotte County, Randolph — Wilson-Kautz Raid — “Destroy both those roads” —
78 ► Virginia, Charlotte County, Saxe — Carrington's Mill — "The D_ _ _ Rebels" — Wilson-Kautz Raid —
79 ► Virginia, Charlotte County, Saxe — Mulberry Hill — "She Was Closely Plied by Questions" — Wilson-Kautz Raid —
80 ► Virginia, Charlotte County, Wylliesburg — Wylliesburgh — First Rest — Wilson-Kautz Raid —
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81 ► Virginia, Charlottesville, North Downtown — Charlottesville — Confederate Heroes Remembered — Reported permanently removed
82 ► Virginia, Chesapeake — Wallaceton — The Canal and Three Houses —
83 ► Virginia, Chesapeake, Deep Creek North — Village of Deep Creek — The Dismal Swamp Rangers — Reported permanently removed
84 ► Virginia, Chesapeake, Deep Creek North — Village of Deep Creek — "The den of the Rebels" —
85 ► Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Village of Great Bridge — A Vital Link — Reported permanently removed
86 ► Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Village of Great Bridge — A Vital Link —
87 ► Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove East — The Cuffeytown Thirteen — Patriot Heroes —
88 ► Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — Dismal Swamp Canal — The Battle of South Mills —
89 ► Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — Glencoe — "He was brave, gentle and polished" — Reported permanently removed
90 ► Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery — Home of the Jackson Greys —
91 ► Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — Seven Patriot Heroes — Homes and Last Resting Places —
92 ► Virginia, Chesterfield County, Chester — Battery Dantzler — Dueled with Union Gunboats —
93 ► Virginia, Chesterfield County, Chester — Battle of Chester Station — May 10, 1864 — Reported missing
94 ► Virginia, Chesterfield County, Chester — Battle of Chester Station — May 10, 1864 — Bermuda Hundred —
95 ► Virginia, Chesterfield County, Chester — Bermuda Hundred Landing — Butler’s Campaign Begins — Bermuda Hundred Campaign — Reported permanently removed
96 ► Virginia, Chesterfield County, Chester — Bermuda Hundred Landing — "A bottle strongly corked" — Bermuda Hundred Campaign —
97 ► Virginia, Chesterfield County, Chester — Dutch Gap Canal — Butler's Bypass — Bermuda Hundred Campaign —
98 ► Virginia, Chesterfield County, Chester — Half-Way House — Butler’s Headquarters — Bermuda Hundred Campaign —
99 ► Virginia, Chesterfield County, Chester — Sgt. James Engle — Medal of Honor Recipient — Bermuda Hundred —
100 ► Virginia, Chesterfield County, Chester — USCTs At Dutch Gap — U.S. Colored Troops Construct the Canal — Bermuda Hundred —

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Nov. 11, 2026