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Historical Markers in Rapidan, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Culpeper County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Culpeper County, VA (167) Fauquier County, VA (119) Madison County, VA (50) Orange County, VA (160) Rappahannock County, VA (74) Spotsylvania County, VA (407) Stafford County, VA (213)  CulpeperCounty(167) Culpeper County (167)  FauquierCounty(119) Fauquier County (119)  MadisonCounty(50) Madison County (50)  OrangeCounty(160) Orange County (160)  RappahannockCounty(74) Rappahannock County (74)  SpotsylvaniaCounty(407) Spotsylvania County (407)  StaffordCounty(213) Stafford County (213)
Culpeper is the county seat for Culpeper County
Rapidan is in Culpeper County
      Culpeper County (167)  
ADJACENT TO CULPEPER COUNTY
      Fauquier County (119)  
      Madison County (50)  
      Orange County (160)  
      Rappahannock County (74)  
      Spotsylvania County (407)  
      Stafford County (213)  
 
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1 Virginia, Culpeper County, Rapidan — Battle of Cedar MountainA Narrow Victory
On General Winder Road (Virginia Route 657) 0.3 miles west of North James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
"My command did not want to back out. We had backed out enough." —Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, USA "Banks is in our front and he is generally willing to fight. And he generally gets whipped." —Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, CSA . . . Map (db m183957) HM
2 Virginia, Culpeper County, Rapidan — Battle of Cedar MountainThe First Blow
On North James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) at Dove Hill Road (Virginia Route 642), on the right when traveling south on North James Madison Highway. Reported missing.
"As we came over the brow of the hill our men were fearfully mowed down, but not one faltered. … Our musketry was without any cessation, and theirs was the same. The balls came in perfect sheets around us, besides this, flank . . . Map (db m184366) HM
3 Virginia, Culpeper County, Rapidan — Battle of Cedar MountainThe Battlefield Since 1862
Near North James Madison Highway (Route 642) 0.1 miles north of North James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
Three days after the battle, after cease-fire, Stonewall Jackson's force withdrew to Gordonsville. At least 405 men were buried on the field. All but one, N.B. Phillips, were in unmarked graves. The Union army occupied the field for about a . . . Map (db m184367) HM
4 Virginia, Culpeper County, Rapidan — Battle of Cedar MountainThe Gray Line
On General Winder Road (Virginia Route 657) at North James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north on General Winder Road. Reported missing.
"A shell passed through [Gen. Charles S. Winder's] side and arm, tearing them fearfully. He … lay quivering on the ground. He had issued strict orders that morning that no one, except those detailed for the purpose, should leave his . . . Map (db m184368) HM
5 Virginia, Culpeper County, Rapidan — Battle of Cedar MountainA Narrow Victory
On General Winder Road (Virginia Route 657) 0.3 miles west of North James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west.
"My command did not want to back out. We had backed out enough." —Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, USA "Banks is in our front and he is generally willing to fight. And he generally gets whipped." —Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, CSA . . . Map (db m203617) HM
6 Virginia, Culpeper County, Rapidan — Battle of Cedar MountainThe Gray Line
On General Winder Road (Virginia Route 657) at North James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north on General Winder Road.
"The boys threw themselves upon the ground … with a hail-storm of grape, canister, and shell falling thick and fast around them. … During that fatal period death assumed a real character, while life seemed but a dream." —Maj. George Wood, 7th . . . Map (db m203619) HM
7 Virginia, Culpeper County, Rapidan — Battle of Cedar MountainThe First Blow
On North James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) at Dove Hill Road (Virginia Route 642), on the right when traveling south on North James Madison Highway.
"As we came over the brow of the hill our men were fearfully mowed down, but not one faltered. … Our musketry was without any cessation, and theirs was the same. The balls came in perfect sheets around us, besides this, flank batteries played . . . Map (db m203637) HM
8 Virginia, Culpeper County, Rapidan — Battle of Cedar MountainThe Battlefield Since 1862
Near Dove Hill Road (Virginia Route 642) 0.1 miles north of North James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the left when traveling north.
Three days after the battle, following a cease-fire, Stonewall Jackson's force withdrew to Gordonsville. Most of the Confederate dead and at least 405 Federal soldiers were buried on the field. All but one, N.B. Phillips, were in unmarked graves. . . . Map (db m203639) HM
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9 Virginia, Culpeper County, Rapidan — Battle of Cedar MountainThe Jaws of Defeat
Near General Winder Road (Virginia Route 657) 0.3 miles north of James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west.
"At 4 P.M., we commenced that fearful charge, which cost us so many lives, and maimed so many brave heroes for life. Pen and thought combined cannot due this subject justice." —Capt. Warren Packer, 5th Connecticut Infantry, USA . . . Map (db m203641) HM
10 Virginia, Culpeper County, Rapidan — Battle of Cedar MountainCrittenden Gate
On General Winder Road (Virginia Route 657) 0.3 miles north of James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west.
"I saw [men] with their legs and arms shot off and saw that they was tore all to pieces with a shell. We stood two hours within 30 rods of the enemy and there was a [continuous] roar of infantry". —Pvt. Judson Tandy, 1st Rhode Island . . . Map (db m203642) HM
11 Virginia, Culpeper County, Rapidan — Battle of Cedar MountainTerror in the Woods
Near General Winder Road (Virginia Route 657) 0.3 miles north of North James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west.
When Gen. Charles Winder fell, Gen. William B. Taliaferro assumed command of his division, which held the left half of the Confederate line. After conducting a reconnaissance, Taliaferro noticed the dangerously exposed flank of Garnett's brigade. . . . Map (db m203643) HM
12 Virginia, Culpeper County, Rapidan — F-21 — Crooked Run Baptist Church
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
13 Virginia, Culpeper County, Rapidan — J-5 — George Washington Carver Regional High School
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
14 Virginia, Culpeper County, Rapidan — Locust Grove
On Willis Ford Road (Virginia Route 736) at Locust Grove Lane, on the right when traveling east on Willis Ford Road.
Locust Grove has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Locust Grove has been registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark pursuant to the . . . Map (db m170704) HM
15 Virginia, Culpeper County, Rapidan — C-62 — Pete Hill(1882 - 1951)
On Rapidan Road (Virginia Route 615) just south of Wilhoite Lane (Virginia Route 653), on the left when traveling south.
John Preston "Pete" Hill, Negro League baseball player and manager, was born nearby on 12 Oct., probably 1882, and likely to formerly enslaved parents. Banned from whites-only major leagues, Hill became a star outfielder for African American teams, . . . Map (db m170707) HM
 
 
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Apr. 23, 2024