Historical Markers and War Memorials in Amissville

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Amissville

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1► Virginia (Culpeper County), Amissville — G-9 — Campaign of Second Manassas —

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

2► Virginia (Culpeper County), Amissville — Z-124 — Culpeper County / Rappahannock County —

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

3► Virginia (Culpeper County), Amissville — C-8 — Stuart's Ride Around Pope —

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

4► Virginia (Rappahannock County), Amissville — Battle Mountain — Custer’s Early “Last Stand” — Gettysburg Campaign —

On Laurel Mills Road (County Route 618) at Richmond Road (County Route 729), on the left when traveling east on Laurel Mills Road.

(Preface): 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

5► Virginia (Rappahannock County), Amissville — C-6 — Campaign of Second Manassas —

On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) west of Viewtown Road (County Route 642), on the right when traveling west.

Here Stonewall Jackson, on his march around Pope’s army by way of Jeffersonton to Bristoe Station, turned north, August 25, 1862. — — Map (db m8263) HM

6► Virginia (Rappahannock County), Amissville — C-61 — Campaign of Second Manassas —

On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) east of Holly Springs Road / Weaver Road (County Route 639), on the right when traveling west.

Here, J.E.B. Stuart, raiding around Pope’s army, turned northeast, August 22, 1862. He passed through Warrenton and went on to Catlett’s Station, where he captured some of Pope’s wagons, in one of which were found Pope’s order book and uniform. — — Map (db m8294) HM

7► Virginia (Rappahannock County), Amissville — Corbin's Crossroads — Stuart's Close Shave —

On Viewtown Road (County Route 642), on the left when traveling south.

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River to Virginia and camped at Bunker Hill in the northern Shenandoah Valley after the September 17, 1862, Battle of Antietam. Union Gen. George B. McClellan and the . . . — — Map (db m64423) HM

8► Virginia (Rappahannock County), Amissville — Dangerfield Newby — A Tragic Journey to Harpers Ferry —

On Laurel Mills Road (County Route 618) at Richmond Road (County Route 729), on the left when traveling east on Laurel Mills Road.

Dangerfield Newby (ca. 1820-1859), a free mulatto for whose family this crossroads is named, was the first of John Brown’s raiders killed during the attack on Harpers Ferry on October 16, 1859. He was the eldest child of Henry Newby and a slave, . . . — — Map (db m50611) HM

9► Virginia (Rappahannock County), Amissville — Encounter with Lee — “Don't You Ever Forget It” —

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

10► Virginia (Rappahannock County), Amissville — Gaines’s Crossroads — “The Animal Must Be Very Slim” — Gettysburg Campaign —

On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) at Richmond Road (Virginia Route 729), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway.

11► Virginia (Rappahannock County), Amissville — Hinson's Ford — Important River Crossing on a Historic March —

On Lee Highway (U.S. 211), on the right when traveling east.

In mid-August 1862, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee concentrated the Army of Northern Virginia on the western bank of the Rappahannock River near Jeffersonton, about 10 miles east of here. Union Gen. John Pope’s Army of Virginia was located on the . . . — — Map (db m64421) HM

12► Virginia (Rappahannock County), Amissville — Twilight of Slavery — “Enlightened” Accommodations No Match for Freedom —

On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) at Richmond Road (Virginia Route 729), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway.

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

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