Historical Markers and War Memorials in Culpeper County, Virginia

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Culpeper County, Virginia

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101► Virginia (Culpeper County), Stevensburg — Religion in Stevensburg — Stevensburg Baptist Church —

On October 23, 1833, Pastors Thornton Stringfellow and John Churchill Gordon organized Stevensburg Baptist Church. The congregation elected Stringfellow as the pastor for the new church and split from Mount Pony Baptist Church, which had relocated . . . — — Map (db m152627) HM

102► Virginia (Culpeper County), Stevensburg — J-32 — Salubria —

Just south stands Salubria, a rare estate of Georgian architecture in Virginia's Piedmont. The house is notable for its elegant proportions, fine Flemish-bond brickwork, and superb interior paneling. Salubria probably was constructed in the . . . — — Map (db m4580) HM

103► Virginia (Culpeper County), Stevensburg — The Civil War in Stevensburg — Entertainment and Music — Winter Encampment —

Music, reading and letter writing were all important pastimes for Civil War soldiers throughout their military service, and winter encampments offered extra time for these activities. While many soldiers kept to those pastimes, the town had a . . . — — Map (db m152629) HM

104► Virginia (Culpeper County), Stevensburg — The Civil War in Stevensburg — Hansbrough's Ridge — Winter Encampment —

Named for Peter Hansbrough, who purchased both adjacent Cole's Hill and Hansbrough's Ridge in 1812, this elevated land was a strategic location throughout the Civil War and passed between Union and Confederate control several times. Troops from both . . . — — Map (db m152631) HM

105► Virginia (Culpeper County), Stevensburg — The Civil War in Stevensburg — Battle of Brandy Station in Stevensburg — Gettysburg Campaign —

Union and Confederate forces engaged in the largest cavalry battle of the Civil War on June 9, 1863, from Stevensburg north to Beverly's Ford on the Rappahannock River. An important phase of this huge battle comprising nearly 17,000 mounted troops, . . . — — Map (db m152632) HM

106► Virginia (Culpeper County), Stevensburg — The Civil War in Stevensburg — Geography and Communication — Winter Encampment —

While a telegraph system ran along the Orange and Alexandria Railroad northwest of Stevensburg, signal stations were the best way to pass messages during the winter of 1863-1864. Both the Confederate and Union armies used signal stations on hills . . . — — Map (db m152633) HM

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