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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Culpeper County, Virginia
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) at Reedville Road (Virginia Route 229), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway. |
| | Here Lee and Jackson had their headquarters. Here, August 24, 1862, they formed the plan to attack Pope’s line of supply and bring him to battle before McClellan could join him. — — Map (db m23959) 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. Area 274 square . . . — — Map (db m8293) HM |
| On Old Bridge Road (County Route 622) at Waterloo Road (County Route 613), on the right when traveling north on Old Bridge Road. |
| | Stuart, starting here with his cavalry on August 22, 1862, rode around Pope's army to Catlett's Station. He destroyed supplies and army material and captured Pope's headquarters wagons. — — Map (db m7729) HM |
| On James Madison Highway (U.S. 15/29) south of Berry Hill Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Here on 9 June 1863, the largest cavalry battle in North America occurred when 9,500 troopers fought 8,000 cavalrymen under Union Brig. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton. This daylong battle, the opening engagement of the Gettysburg campaign, erupted when the . . . — — Map (db m2574) HM |
| On Beverly Ford Road (County Route 677) at St. James Church Road (County Route 676) on Beverly Ford Road. |
| | Confederate horsemen numbering 9500 under the command of Gen. J.E.B. Stuart were concentrated around Brandy Station in preparation of the upcoming raid into Pennsylvania - which would culminate at Gettysburg. The Federal army, being aware of the . . . — — Map (db m4364) HM |
| On Fleetwood Heights Road (County Route 685), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Following his stunning victory at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee formulated a plan to invade the North. In preparation for his army's secret withdrawal from Fredericksburg, Lee ordered his cavalry into Culpeper County . . . — — Map (db m91461) HM |
| On Fleetwood Heights Road (Virginia Route 685) near Stuart Lane, on the right when traveling east. |
| | John Strode, a prominent Revolutionary War gun manufacturer, built his manor house, Fleetwood, in the late 1700s. Strode was a friend of President Thomas Jefferson, who often stayed here when traveling between Monticello and Washington, D.C. The . . . — — Map (db m97488) HM |
| On Fleetwood Heights Road (Virginia Route 685) at Stuart Lane, on the right when traveling east on Fleetwood Heights Road. |
| | On the evening of June 8, 1863, Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and his headquarters staff camped on the northern edge of Fleetwood Hill. Early the next morning, heavy gunfire from the direction of Beverly's Ford (three miles to your left rear), . . . — — Map (db m97490) HM |
| On Fleetwood Heights Road (Virginia Route 685) at Stuart Lane, on the right when traveling east on Fleetwood Heights Road. |
| | The 1863 campaigns for Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Bristoe Station, and Mine Run exacted an immense toll upon the Army of the Potomac. Union Gen. George G. Meade deemed it vital to rest his command. War Department officials also used this . . . — — Map (db m97493) HM |
| On Fleetwood Heights Road (Virginia Route 685) at Stuart Lane when traveling east on Fleetwood Heights Road. |
| | Driven from Fleetwood Hill, the Union cavalry pulled back toward the Rappahannock River and halted just beyond cannon range. Observing that the sullen Federals refused to depart, Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart consolidated his defensive line around . . . — — Map (db m97494) HM |
| On Fleetwood Heights Road (Virginia Route 685) at Stuart Lane, on the right when traveling east on Fleetwood Heights Road. |
| | Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart realized that his headquarters here was overrun and that Gen. William E. Jones's Brigade was fighting to survive. Stuart ordered Gen. Wade Hampton's Brigade to fall back from the St. James Church line and recapture . . . — — Map (db m97495) HM |
| On Fleetwood Heights Road (Virginia Route 685) at Stuart Lane, on the right when traveling east on Fleetwood Heights Road. |
| | Col. H. Judson Kilpatrick formed his brigade on an open plateau to the southeast of Fleetwood Hill, 900 yards from here. He soon received orders to support Lt. Col. Percy Wyndham's Brigade, now fiercely engaged with Gen. William E. Jones's Brigade . . . — — Map (db m97499) HM |
| On Fleetwood Heights Road (Virginia Route 685) at Stuart Lane, on the right when traveling east on Fleetwood Heights Road. |
| | Union Lt. Col. Percy Wyndham advanced his command from Brandy Station and centered his attack on this spot. To your right, the 1st New Jersey Cavalry ascended the slope. The 1st Maryland Cavalry occupied the center, and to your left, circling around . . . — — Map (db m97501) HM |
| Near Stevensburg Road south of Coles Hill Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | After crossing at Kelley's Ford, Col. Duffie's division on their way to Stevensburg, were met by a small Confederate force just east of Stevensburg, on Hansboro Ridge. Duffie's huge force easily pushed through the Confederates who were badly . . . — — Map (db m103532) HM |
| Near Fleetwood Heights Road (Virginia Route 685) at Stuart Lane, on the right when traveling east. |
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The commanding view from Fleetwood Hill rendered this “Famous Plateau” an ideal observation post during the war. Today the view looks much as it did in the 1860s.
1. STONY MOUNTAIN
The headwaters of the Rapidan River flow from . . . — — Map (db m131546) HM |
| On Fleetwood Heights Road (County Route 685), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Greatest cavalry battle of the Civil War • Fought June 9, 1863 • Gen. J.E.B. Stuart defeated Gen. A. Pleasonton Confederates engaged 10,200. Federals 10,900 Casualties, Confederates, 485, Federals 866 This is Fleetwood Hill The crucial position . . . — — Map (db m154490) HM |
| Near Fleetwood Heights Road (Virginia Route 685) at Stuart Lane, on the right when traveling east. |
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The commanding view from Fleetwood Hill rendered this “Famous Plateau” an ideal observation post during the war. Today the view looks much as it did in the 1860s.
1. COLE’S HILL
During the winter of 1864, Federal Second Corps . . . — — Map (db m154527) HM |
| On Newbys Shop Road (Virginia Route 673), on the right when traveling north. |
| | On January 25, 1863, Union general Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker replaced Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside as the fifth commander of the demoralized eastern armies in less than two years. On taking charge of the Army of the Potomac, Hooker implemented . . . — — Map (db m154485) HM |
| On Newbys Shop Road (Virginia Route 673), on the right when traveling north. |
| | On March 17, 1863, Union Gen. William W. Averell led 2,100 horsemen to the northern bank of the Rappahannock River at Kelly's Ford, four miles in front of you, under orders to "rout or destroy" Confederate Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and his cavalry command . . . — — Map (db m154487) HM |
| On Brandy Road (Business U.S. 15/29) at James Madison Highway (U.S. 15/29), on the right when traveling east on Brandy Road. |
| | Two miles south is the grave of Betty Washington Lewis, the younger sister of George Washington. She was born in Westmoreland County in 1733 and married Fielding Lewis in May 1750, becoming his second wife. Her husband purchased land in 1752 and . . . — — Map (db m4429) HM |
| On Fleetwood Heights Road (Route 865) 0.1 miles east of Stuart Lane. |
| |
George C. Hupp, Sergeant in K Company,
8th Illinois Cavalry, was wounded at Brandy
Station Battlefield on June 9, 1863. In his
Memory Great-Great-Great Grandson William J.
Hupp, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, happily made a
leadership . . . — — Map (db m154528) WM |
| On Stevensburg Road (County Route 663), on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Battle of Brandy Station actually occurred in several locations, miles apart. A mile in front of you is Hansborough Ridge. Late in the morning of June 9, 1863, a division of the Union Cavalry under Col. Alfred Duffie approached the ridge from . . . — — Map (db m103534) HM |
| On Brandy Road (County Route 762) just east of Carrico Mills Road (Route 669), on the left when traveling east. |
| | (south face)
In memory of Major John Pelham. Born Sept. 7, 1838 in Calhoun Co. Ala. Mortally wounded March 17, 1863 near Kelley’s Ford, Va.
(east face)
Base stone from Kelly’s Ford battlefield near spot where Pelham fell.
. . . — — Map (db m154526) HM |
| Near Stevensburg Road south of Coles Hill Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Serving the public as a crossing of Mountain Run on the Carolina Road (Raleigh to Philadelphia) from Colonial days until 1900, when a single lane, three span, steel truss bridge was constructed, just west of the dam. This bridge was replaced in the . . . — — Map (db m103529) HM |
| On Brandy Road (County Route 762), on the right when traveling east. |
| | On this plain Lee reviewed his cavalry, June 8, 1863. The next day the cavalry battle of Brandy Station was fought. On June 10, Ewell's Corps, from its camp near here, began the march to Pennsylvania. — — Map (db m4428) HM |
| On St. James Church Road (Virginia Route 676) 0.2 miles north of Beverly Ford Road (Virginia Route 677), on the left when traveling north. |
| |
Original Site of
St. James
Episcopal Church
1840-1863 — — Map (db m82295) HM |
| On Beverly Ford Road (County Route 677) at St. James Church Road (County Route 676), on the left when traveling north on Beverly Ford Road. |
| | On the night of December 1, 1863, following its unsuccessful advance against Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the Mine Run Campaign, a cold and tired Army of the Potomac withdrew across the Rapidan River and returned to . . . — — Map (db m4370) HM |
| Near Beverly Ford Road (County Route 677) at St. James Church Road (County Route 676), on the left when traveling north. |
| | The 1863-1864 winter encampment proved a busy time for the Army of the Potomac. "There was something fascinating about our winter city of 100,000 men," a staff officer recalled. "Many pleasant recollections cluster around the old camp at Brandy . . . — — Map (db m4372) HM |
| | War has many faces and the residents of Culpeper County saw them all. Brandy Station played an important role in the Battle of Brandy Station on June 9, 1863, though the Union and Confederate armies never clashed in the streets of the little town. A . . . — — Map (db m4427) HM |
| Near Beverly Ford Road (County Route 677) at St. James Church Road (County Route 676), on the left when traveling north. |
| | By 7 a.m. on June 9, Brig. Gen. John Buford had his Union troops in position. Brig. Gen. Adelbert Ames Federal brigade of infantry straddled the Beverly Ford Road. To Ames' left (where the airport is now) was the 1st Cavalry Division, commanded by . . . — — Map (db m4373) HM |
| On Beverly Ford Road (County Route 676), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Rivers and river crossings played an important role in many Civil War battles, including the Battle of Brandy Station. A mile northwest of this spot is the site of Beverly Ford, where the cavalry of both the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and . . . — — Map (db m4405) HM |
| On Beverly Ford Road (County Route 676), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Both Union and Confederate armies used horse artillery to assist cavalry. When firing erupted at Beverly Ford on the morning of June 9, 1863, Major Robert F. Beckham's battalion of Confederate horse artillery (16 guns and some 500 men) was encamped . . . — — Map (db m4415) HM |
| Near Beverly Ford Road (Route 676), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Failing to break through Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's Confederates at St. James Church, Brig. Gen. John Buford swung his force north and west to turn the Confederate left flank. Confederate Brig. Gen. William Henry Fitzhugh "Rooney" Lee, son of Robert . . . — — Map (db m4416) HM |
| Near Beverly Ford Road (Route 676), on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Federal forces of Brig. Gen. John Buford, Brig. Gen. David Gregg, and Col. Thomas Devin (whose command held the area around St. James Church) had almost encircled the Confederates, though none of the Union commanders had planned it so. Unknown . . . — — Map (db m4418) HM |
| On Fleetwood Heights Road (County Route 685), on the right when traveling east. |
| | After Col. Wyndham's assaults, Col. Judson Kilpatrick's Federal brigade crossed the Orange and Alexandria Railroad and stormed Fleetwood Hill from the southeast. The fight for Fleetwood Hill - a classic cavalry battle fought on horseback - became a . . . — — Map (db m4421) HM |
| On Fleetwood Heights Road (County Route 685), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Here the old Carolina Road crosses the southern part of Fleetwood Hill, some of the highest ground in the area. On the slope ahead of you Maj. Gen. James Ewell Brown (J.E.B.) Stuart, commander of Robert E. Lee's cavalry, pitched his headquarters . . . — — Map (db m4424) HM |
| On St. James Church Road (Route 676) at Beverly Ford Road (Route 677), on the right when traveling west on St. James Church Road. |
| | Several hundred yards behind you, in the copse of trees, is the site of the St. James Church. Union soldiers tore down the small brick structure for materials to make their quarters during the winter of 1863-1864, when the Army of the Potomac . . . — — Map (db m154488) HM |
| On Beverly Ford Road (County Route 676), on the right when traveling north. |
| | On June 9, 1863, the Civil War visited the river fords, farmer's fields and rolling hills near Brandy Station. During the intense daylong fighting that swirled all around the little town, Confederate and Union horsemen clashed in the largest cavalry . . . — — Map (db m156293) HM |
| On Stevensburg Road near County Route 663, on the right when traveling north. |
| | June 9, 1863 - 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm This map prepared from the first hand account of Col. Butler, other historians, and the personal account of the family, who in the early 1950s cleared, leveled and ditched this bottom for cultivation, . . . — — Map (db m103533) HM |
| On North Main Street (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Confederate cavalry chief Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and Maj. John Pelham, the commander of Stuart’s Horse Artillery, frequented the Virginia House Hotel and often visited the Shackelford family across the street. A warm friendship developed between . . . — — Map (db m12496) HM |
| On U.S. Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
| | (Front):To the memory of Twenty-two officers and soldiers of the 10th Maine Volunteer Infantry killed at Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9th, 1862. (Back): Capt. Andrew C. Cloudman Co. E. 1st Lieut. James C. Folsom, Co. H. Sergt. George . . . — — Map (db m13454) HM |
| On U.S. Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
| | 28th Regt. New York State Volunteer Infantry 1st Brig. 1st Div. 12th Corps Army of the Potomac Organized at Albany, N.Y., May 18, 1861 in response to the first call for volunteers. Mustered into the United States service for two years, May 22, . . . — — Map (db m13459) HM |
| Near Dove Hill Road (Virginia Route 642), on the left. |
| | 46 Penn. Inf Aug. 9, 1862
Charged across wheat field against Stonewall Jackson's command. Engaged, 504
Loss, 244 — — Map (db m15572) HM |
| On Commerce Street at Wausau Place, on the left when traveling north on Commerce Street. |
| | The area to the south was the center of commerce in the early 1900’s. It was here that retail shops, repair shops, hardware stores, restaurants, hotels and services flourished. In this era, blacks owned and operated nearly half the businesses in the . . . — — Map (db m8637) HM |
| On West Davis Street at North Main Street (Business U.S. 15 / 29), on the right when traveling west on West Davis Street. |
| | Ambrose Powell Hill, who went by the name Powell, son of a prominent Culpeper planter and merchant, lived in this house from age 4 until he entered West Point at age 16. Named for an uncle and small in stature, the citizens of Culpeper knew him as . . . — — Map (db m12684) HM |
| On Fleetwood Heights Road (Virginia Route 685) at Stuart Lane, on the right when traveling east on Fleetwood Heights Road. |
| | This hallowed ground witnessed a furious struggle
during the largest cavalry action of the Civil War in the
opening engagement of the Gettysburg Campaign.
This portion of the Brandy Station is preserved
with the help of a Federal . . . — — Map (db m131512) HM |
| On James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) at Madison Road, on the right when traveling south on James Madison Highway. |
| | During the afternoon of 9 Aug. 1862, Confederate Maj. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's division led by Maj. Gen. Richard S. Ewell and Brig. Gen. Charles S. Winder fought Union troops led by Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks about three miles south. . . . — — Map (db m4434) HM |
| On General Winder Road (County Route 657) at James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west on General Winder Road. |
| | Near here Jackson formed line of battle and received the attack of Banks Corps of Pope's army. From here he attacked in turn, driving the Union force northward. — — Map (db m4436) HM |
| On General Winder Road (County Route 657) at James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west on General Winder Road. |
| | Fought August 9, 1862. A Confederate victory. • Commanders • Confederate, Gen. T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson Federals, Gen. John Pope Casualties, Confederate, 1369. Federal, 2263 • Gen. C.S. Winder, C.S.A. fell here • This is the only battlefield on . . . — — Map (db m4437) HM |
| On General Winder Road (County Route 657) at James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west on General Winder Road. |
| | In the summer of 1862, Federal Gen. John Pope threatened to retaliate against Southern civilians who tried to thwart the efforts of his new army. The threats prompted Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to issue Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson the . . . — — Map (db m41662) HM |
| On Oaklawn Boulevard just west of South Blue Ridge Avenue, in the median. |
| | Col. John Jameson (1751-1810) owned land nearby. He served as the Culpeper County court clerk (1772-1810) and a captain in the Culpeper Minute Men battalion during the Revolutionary War. In Sept. 1780, while serving under Gen. Benedict Arnold in New . . . — — Map (db m23962) HM |
| On South Commerce Street, on the left when traveling south on South Commerce Street. |
| | Following the Gettysburg Campaign, Federal officials sought to verify rumors that a substantial part of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army had been detached. On September 13, 1863, Federal cavalry moved down the tracks from your left, under . . . — — Map (db m8417) HM |
| On South Commerce Street at East Davis Street, on the left when traveling south on South Commerce Street. |
| | During the winter of 1863-64, Federal officers quartered in many of Culpeper’s homes. The surrounding landscape was dotted with tents and huts for ten square miles as nearly 100,000 soldiers encamped. Gen. U.S. Grant, commander of all Federal . . . — — Map (db m8419) HM |
| On Sperryville Pike (U.S. 522) west of Virginia Avenue, on the left when traveling west. |
| | On the hill to the south the famous Culpeper Minute Men were organized in 1775. John Marshall, later chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was a Lieutenant. — — Map (db m8321) HM |
| On South Main Street (Business U.S. 15/29) at Orange Road, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m13460) HM |
| On Mt. Pony Road (County Route 658) just west of Blackjack Road (County Route 661), on the left when traveling east. |
| | The Eckington School was built in 1895 as
a frame, one-room school for African American
students from the nearby communities of
Eckington and Poplar Ridge. The school
building is typical of the ungraded schools of
the 19th century that had all . . . — — Map (db m59522) HM |
| On East Street at Cameron Street, on the right when traveling south on East Street. |
| | National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Eppa Rixey was born on May 3, 1891. Rixey played for the Philadelphia Phillies (NL) and the Cincinnati Reds (NL) during a career that spanned 21 years. He was nicknamed "Jeptha" by a sportswriter who liked the . . . — — Map (db m12562) HM |
| On North Main Street (Virginia Route 229) at Carpenter Drive, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street. |
| | Here is buried General Edward Stevens, who served at Brandywine, Camden, Guilford Courthouse and Yorktown. He died on August 17, 1820. — — Map (db m23960) HM |
| On Orange Street (Business U.S. 15) south of Old Fredericksburg Road (Virginia Route 3), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Home of Judge John Williams Green. Judge Green entertained Lafayette here on August 22, 1825. — — Map (db m8641) HM |
| On General Winder Road (County Route 657) at James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west on General Winder Road. |
| | The focal point on the battlefield of Cedar Mountain was several hundred yards to the left of this location, at a gate where the Crittenden farm lane met the old main road. Confederate artillery around that site duelled enemy guns to their right . . . — — Map (db m4438) HM |
| On South West Street at Culpeper Street, on the right when traveling south on South West Street. |
| | Among the oldest churches in Culpeper, Antioch Baptist Church originated in the 1850's. Separated from the Mount Pony Baptist Church, Antioch was first called "The African Church," organized in 1859. The first congregation, also referred to as free . . . — — Map (db m12687) HM |
| On Sperryville Pike (U.S. 522), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Just to the south stood Catalpa, where John Strode Barbour was born on 29 Dec. 1820. In 1849, he was appointed the state’s representative on the board of directors of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. The board elected him president in 1851 and he . . . — — Map (db m8416) HM |
| On James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) at Madison Road, on the right when traveling south on James Madison Highway. |
| | To the south is Clark's Mountain, behind which Lee's army was gathered, August 17, 1862. From a signal station on the mountain top Lee looked down on Pope's army, which he wished to attack. Pope, realizing his danger, retired northward. — — Map (db m4433) HM |
| On Zachary Taylor Highway (U.S. 522) at Winston Road (Virginia Route 617) on Zachary Taylor Highway. |
| | Built in 1879, this Gothic Revival church stands two miles of this location. It contains an elaborate example of trompe-l’oeil fresco painting done in 1888. Joseph Dominick Phillip Oddenino, an Italian immigrant artist, painted to deceive the eye . . . — — Map (db m23192) HM |
| On James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) at Lovers Lane, on the right when traveling north on James Madison Highway. |
| | In Aug. 1862, during the Civil War, Union Maj. Gen. John Pope established a signal station on Mount Pony, just northeast of here. On the summit of the mountain, a high scaffold was constructed out of trees for an observation post and a communication . . . — — Map (db m4442) HM |
| Near North Blue Ridge Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Culpeper has always depended on Mountain Run for its water. The small stream meandered through the town like so many citizens on a Sunday afternoon. But for many years, Mountain Run had a tendency to dry up during the summer months, leaving Culpeper . . . — — Map (db m12780) HM |
| On U.S. Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
| | (Front):Pennsylvania remembers with solemn pride Her Heroic Sons who here repose in known and unknown graves may their sacrifice be an inspiration to the people and promote civic virtue, love of liberty, peace, prosperity and happiness in all . . . — — Map (db m13457) HM |
| On U.S. Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The Second Massachusetts Infantry Have raised this stone in memory of their dead who fell in the Battle of Cedar Mountain Aug - 9 - 1862 — — Map (db m13452) HM |
| On U.S. Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Erected by the Seventh Ohio Regimental Association in honor of the officers and soldiers of that regiment who fought in the battle of Cedar Mountain Virginia August 9, 1862 many of whom are buried in unknown graves in this cemetery Killed 37 . . . — — Map (db m13451) HM |
| On Germanna Highway (State Highway 3), on the right when traveling east. |
| | The hilltop northeast of this spot is Cole's Hill. The mountain to the west is Mount Pony. Both were used by Pope as signal stations, 1862. — — Map (db m4582) HM |
| On General Winder Road (County Route 657) at James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west on General Winder Road. |
| | On August 9, 1862, a Confederate army under "Stonewall" Jackson fought a hot engagement here in the shadow of Cedar Mountain against a Federal force commanded by the brashly confident John Pope. Jackson's army was much stronger, but a bold Federal . . . — — Map (db m4443) HM |
| On General Winder Road (County Route 657) at James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west on General Winder Road. |
| | In the summer of 1862 General John Pope formed the Federal Army of Virginia. While the elements of this new 63,000-man army were converging upon Culpeper, Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson saw that part of the Union army - 12,000 men . . . — — Map (db m4444) HM |
| Near General Winder Road (County Route 657) at James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west. |
| | The road to Culpeper ran on the other side of the fence to your right. A line of Confederate cannon angled from this point back to the Crittenden farm lane, currently the paved road along the edge of the field to your right. A second grouping of . . . — — Map (db m4447) HM |
| Near General Winder Road (County Route 657) at James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Without the leadership of either Generals Jackson or Winder, subordinate officers formed their men along the edge of woodlines where the ground offered a better field of fire. The men of the 21st Virginia were positioned here just inside the . . . — — Map (db m4448) HM |
| Near Dove Hill Road (County Route 642) at James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north. |
| | The fighting turned desperate and many combatants struggled hand-to-hand. Some of Crawford's Federal soldiers passed completely behind the 21st Virginia and entered the road near the Confederate artillery line. Confederate soldier John Worsham of . . . — — Map (db m4449) HM |
| Near General Winder Road (County Route 657) at James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west. |
| | As the Confederate line broke, "Stonewall" Jackson stood firm and many of his soldiers witnessed the general as he rallied his troops while other officers motivated their men by pointing out the presence of their commanding general. "I recollect . . . — — Map (db m4450) HM |
| Near North Blue Ridge Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Four long years of bitter Civil War devastated Culpeper more than any other community in the country. Savage battles at Cedar Mountain, Kelly's Ford and Brandy Station left thousands of young Americans dead and wounded, and Culpeper's homes, . . . — — Map (db m12779) HM |
| Near Monument Lane, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Honoring the Culpeper Minute Men. Virginia's first, who organized in this field & fought their first battle at Great Bridge 1775 Erected by Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, DAR 6-14-71 — — Map (db m12710) HM |
| On North Main Street (Business U.S. 15) at East Cameron Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. |
| | On this site stood the house in which Maj. John Pelham, C.S.A. died on March 17, 1863. Erected by The Culpeper Chapter U.D.C. in 1958 — — Map (db m132097) HM WM |
| Near North Blue Ridge Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Shortly after the revolutionary conventions held in the spring and summer of 1775, Culpeper County lieutenant James Barbour began organizing a 300-man battalion in the counties of Culpeper, Orange, and Fauquier. Yowell Meadow, then called Clayton's . . . — — Map (db m12703) HM |
| Near General Winder Road (Virginia Route 657) 0.2 miles north of North James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Lieut. Col. L.H.D. Crane.
Capt. Moses O’Brien.
Co. A. David Buchterkerchen.
" B. Frederick Eddy.
J.C. Larimore.
Geo. Maxwell.
” C. David Rouke.
Anson w. Lovelace.
Fred C. Reager.
Isaac W. Winans.
” D. Curtis . . . — — Map (db m156408) WM |
| On North Main Street (Business U.S. 15) at West Spencer Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street. |
| | William Smith was born in King George County, Virginia. Arriving in Culpeper in 1818 as a young lawyer, the married Elizabeth Bell, the eldest daughter of a Culpeper merchant, and they had 11 children (4 died in infancy). In 1825, Smith built his . . . — — Map (db m61367) HM |
| On James Madison Highway (U.S. 15/29) at Kelly’s Ford Road (County Route 674) on James Madison Highway. |
| | Four miles southeast, at Kelly’s Ford, Major John Pelham, commanding Stuart’s Horse Artillery, was mortally wounded, March 17, 1863. — — Map (db m23619) HM |
| Near Kelly's Ford Road (County Route 674), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Commanding the Stuart Horse Artillery was mortally wounded at this site in The Battle of Kelly's Ford March 17, 1863 Erected 1981 by Admirers of The Gallant Pelham — — Map (db m23618) HM |
| On Edwards Shop Road (County Route 620) south of Stones Mill Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | At dawn on 17 March 1863, Brig. Gen. William W. Averell led 2,100 Union cavalrymen across the Rappahannock River at Kelly’s Ford. Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee with about 1,000 Confederate horsemen counterattacked northwest of here about noon. Noted . . . — — Map (db m2250) HM |
| Near Edwards Shop Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | At this site in 1863 the federal forces charged across the river to begin the Battle of Kelly's Ford & Brandy Station. Traces of the ford & John P. Kelly's toll, 1837 to 1862, may still be seen at this point. — — Map (db m21330) HM |
| On Zachary Taylor Highway (U.S. 522) at Twin Mountains Road (Virginia Route 647), on the right when traveling north on Zachary Taylor Highway. |
| | (South facing side):
Culpeper County Area 384 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.
(North facing . . . — — Map (db m23774) HM |
| On Mitchell Road (Virginia Route 652) 0 miles east of Hardy Lane (Virginia Route 651), on the left when traveling east. |
| | This Gothic Revival church, built in 1879, contains an elaborate example of trompe-l’oeil fresco painting done in 1888. Joseph Dominick Phillip Oddenino, an Italian immigrant artist, painted to deceive the eye into believing that his plaster murals . . . — — Map (db m122068) HM |
| On James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Crooked Run Baptist Church was organized in 1772 and is named for the stream that flows nearby. James Garnett Sr., one of the early pastors, served the congregation from 1774 until close to his death in 1830. Another member, Thomas Ammon, became a . . . — — Map (db m4737) HM |
| On James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north. |
| | George Washington Carver Regional High School was founded in 1948 to serve the educational needs of black students in Culpeper, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock counties. Secondary schools for blacks in those counties were either nonexistent or . . . — — Map (db m4455) HM |
| On James Madison Highway (U.S. 15/29) just south of Rappahannock River, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Fauquier County
Area 686 Square Miles
Formed in 1759 from Prince William, and named for Francis Fauquier, Governor of Virginia, 1758-1768. Chief Justice John Marshall was born in this County.
Culpeper County
Area 384 Square Miles . . . — — Map (db m2209) HM |
| On Remington Road (Business U.S. 15/29) south of Rappahannock River Bridge, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Capt
Continental
Line
Indian Wars
Rev War
1730
1813 — — Map (db m2529) HM |
| On Eleys Ford Road (County Route 610) at Richards Ferry Road (County Route 619), on the right when traveling west on Eleys Ford Road. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m12899) HM |
| On Rixeyville Road (Virginia Route 229) at Little Fork Church Road (County Route 726) on Rixeyville Road. |
| | One-half mile east stands Little Fork Espiscopal Church, begun 1753, destroyed by fire in 1773. Present structure completed in 1776. — — Map (db m2683) HM |
| On Oak Shade Road (County Route 624) at Little Fork Church Road (Route 726), on the right when traveling east on Oak Shade Road. |
| | In the spring of 1861, the Little Fork Rangers (Co. D, 4th Virginia Cavalry), mustered in the yard of Little Fork Episcopal Church. On July 4, the Rangers were presented with a battle flag as they left Rixeyville for the First Battle of Manassas. . . . — — Map (db m72188) HM |
| On Oak Shade Road (County Route 624) at Little Fork Church Road (County Route 726) on Oak Shade Road. |
| | 1861.
Affectionately dedicated to
The Little Fork Rangers
{Co. D, 4. Va. Cavalry.}
For heroic deeds, and
Patriotic devotion.
1865.
Firm as the firmest where duty led,
They hurried without falter;
Bold as the boldest they fought . . . — — Map (db m2689) HM |
| On York Road (Road 600) at Germanna Highway (State Highway 3), on the right when traveling east on York Road. |
| | The surrounding landscape here is part of a larger battlefield network preserved by the efforts of many dedicated people. Early battlefield preservation movements were often led by local history advocates and students studying the Civil War. . . . — — Map (db m152628) HM |
| On York Road (State Road 600) at Germanna Highway (State Highway 3), on the right when traveling east on York Road. |
| | Founded in 1782, Stevensburg sits at the important intersection of the Old Carolina Road and Kirtley Road - the intersection where you now stand. The community is named for General Edward Stevens, a local Revolutionary War leader and state . . . — — Map (db m152625) HM |
| On Germanna Highway (State Highway 3) at Batna Road (County Route 663), on the right when traveling west on Germanna Highway. Reported missing. |
| | Near here the Second Corps of Grant's Army camped in the winter of 1863-64. To this point came Sheridan's cavalry, the Sixth Corps from Brandy Station, and the Fifth Corps from Culpeper. The Union Army moved hence to Germanna and Ely's Fords on the . . . — — Map (db m83729) HM |
| On York Road (State Road 600) at Germanna Highway (State Highway 3), on the right when traveling east on York Road. |
| | Before the creation of independent African American churches throughout Virginia, the enslaved often attended church with their owners. Laws regulating African American gatherings and worship became increasingly strict in the 1830s following "Nat . . . — — Map (db m152626) HM |
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