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Historical Markers in Woodford, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Caroline 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 Caroline County, VA (64) Essex County, VA (42) Hanover County, VA (282) King and Queen County, VA (28) King George County, VA (22) King William County, VA (45) Spotsylvania County, VA (407) Stafford County, VA (213)  CarolineCounty(64) Caroline County (64)  EssexCounty(42) Essex County (42)  HanoverCounty(282) Hanover County (282)  KingandQueenCounty(28) King and Queen County (28)  KingGeorgeCounty(22) King George County (22)  KingWilliamCounty(45) King William County (45)  SpotsylvaniaCounty(407) Spotsylvania County (407)  StaffordCounty(213) Stafford County (213)
Bowling Green is the county seat for Caroline County
Woodford is in Caroline County
      Caroline County (64)  
ADJACENT TO CAROLINE COUNTY
      Essex County (42)  
      Hanover County (282)  
      King and Queen County (28)  
      King George County (22)  
      King William County (45)  
      Spotsylvania County (407)  
      Stafford County (213)  
 
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1 Virginia, Caroline County, Woodford — Bethel ChurchUnion Command Meets — Lee vs. Grant - The 1864 Campaign —
"At the church…the 9th Corps was marching past, and Burnside was sitting, like a comfortable abbot, in one of the pews, surrounded by his buckish staff whose appearance is the reverse of clerical.” – Theodore Lyman, aide-de-camp . . . Map (db m116535) HM
2 Virginia, Caroline County, Woodford — Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania—this is the bloodiest landscape in North America. No place more vividly reflects the Civil War's cost in all its forms. A city bombarded, bloodied, and looted. Farms large and small . . . Map (db m119623) HM
3 Virginia, Caroline County, Woodford — Z-149 — Spotsylvania County / Caroline County
Spotsylvania County. Area 413 Square Miles. Formed in 1720 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William, and named for Alexander Spotswood, governor of Virginia, 1710-1722. The battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the . . . Map (db m21586) HM
4 Virginia, Caroline County, Woodford — Z-156 — Spotsylvania County / Caroline County
Spotsylvania County. Straddling the fall line, Spotsylvania County was formed from Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties in 1720. It was named for Alexander Spotswood, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1710 to 1722. The Civil War . . . Map (db m3319) HM
5 Virginia, Caroline County, Woodford — War Comes to Fairfield
War brought profound changes to the Chandler family, Fairfield, and the slaves who toiled on the plantation. Three of Thomas Chandler’s sons enlisted in the Confederate army. When the Union army occupied Fredericksburg in 1862 many of Chandler’s . . . Map (db m3313) HM
6 Virginia, Spotsylvania County, Woodford — E-31 — Jerrell’s Mill
Here, on May 9, 1864, Sheridan was attacked by Wickham’s cavalry. Nearby, on May 22, 1864, Warren’s (Fifth) Corps, moving to the North Anna, fought Rosser's cavalry.Map (db m3320) HM
7 Virginia, Spotsylvania County, Woodford — E-32 — Mud Tavern
Mud Tavern was the old name of this place. Six miles east, at Guinea Station, Stonewall Jackson died, May 10, 1863. In the campaign of 1864, Ewell’s and Longstreet’s corps of Lee’s army, coming from Spotsylvania Courthouse, here turned south, May . . . Map (db m1720) HM
8 Virginia, Spotsylvania County, Woodford — E-30 — Turn in Sheridan’s Raid
At this point in his Richmond raid, Gen. Sheridan, after a fight with Confederate cavalry commanded by General Williams C. Wickham, turned off the Telegraph Road to Beaver Dam, May 9, 1864. This change of route caused Sheridan to approach Richmond . . . Map (db m3316) HM
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Apr. 27, 2024