Historical Markers in Lignum, Virginia

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Historical Markers in Lignum, Virginia

1 ► Virginia, Culpeper County, Lignum — Ebenezer Baptist Church — Pillar of the African American Community —

Following the end of the Civil War in 1865, Willis Madden, a free black man of color, built the African Ebenezer Church. The building had a half acre around it, and it was to be "Devoted to the preaching of the Gospel, as long as the colored . . . — — Map (db m185518) HM

2 ► Virginia, Culpeper County, Lignum — Madden's Tavern — Traveler's Rest Destroyed by War —

Madden's Tavern is located south of this site and was completed circa 1852. Willis Madden, a free black man, owned and operated the log structure. Madden also built a general store, a blacksmith and wheelwright shop, and drover's rest on the . . . — — Map (db m185515) HM

3 ► Virginia, Culpeper County, Lignum — Madden's Tavern USCT Memorial — Maddensville Historic Site —

"In memory of the United States Colored Troops killed in the service of their country near Madden's Tavern on May 8, 1864" — — Map (db m185527) HM

4 ► Virginia, Culpeper County, Lignum — No Quarter — Confederates Execute USCTs Near Madden's Tavern —

On May 8, 1864, following the Battle of the Wilderness, troopers of the 9th Virginia Cavalry scouted through this region and captured several United States Colored Troops (USCTs) near Madden's Tavern. Private Byrd C. Willis of the 9th recalled, . . . — — Map (db m185516) HM

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