Northern Virginia Civil War Graffiti Trail Historical Markers
Discover the graffiti Union and Confederate soldiers left in homes, churches, and public buildings during the Civil War. This trail will take you from the Washington Suburbs to rolling hills and farmlands
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
A family farm, a Civil War encampment site, and a country home, Historic Blenheim now welcomes visitors to explore its landscape and many stories. Over 200 years ago, family patriarch Rezin Willcoxon moved here from Prince Georges County, . . . — — Map (db m24662) HM
Near Lee Jackson Memorial Highway (U.S. 50) at Watson Road (Virginia Route 860), on the left when traveling west.
Welcome to Mt. Zion Historic Park, a property of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. Built in 1851, this Old School Baptist Church was a place of worship, and also a critical site during the Civil War because of its location at the . . . — — Map (db m104559) HM
Near Lee Highway (U.S. 29) at Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
This building links today’s landscape to the battlefield scene. The roadbeds have not changed; thousands of soldiers noticed the Stone House as they marched through this strategic intersection.
During both battles Federals turned the former . . . — — Map (db m846) HM
On Sudley Manor Drive at Copeland Drive, on the right when traveling east on Sudley Manor Drive.
The Ben Lomond Manor House was built in 1837 by Benjamin Tasker Chinn and served as the principal structure on 1,739 acres of land. Prosperous farmers before the war, the Chinns watched their fortunes decrease due to the proximity of the estate to . . . — — Map (db m2477) HM
On Loudoun Street, on the right when traveling north.
During the Civil War, the Union and Confederate armies each used the Frederick County Courthouse as a hospital and a prison. Cornelia McDonald, a local citizen, nursed the wounded here after the First Battle of Kernstown on March 23, 1862. She . . . — — Map (db m2659) HM