"Make Me a Map of the Valley"
— 1862 Valley Campaign —
March 26, 1862: "In the morning our battalion was ordered back to Narrow Passage, ? near the rest of the army. Hd. Qrs. were established at Miss Stover's, in the stone house, near Narrow Passage Creek. Soon after we reached camp, Gen. Jackson sent me a message that he wished to see me. I promptly reported, when he said, after some general conversation about my topographical work in Northwestern Virginia last year, "I want you to make me a map of the Valley, from Harper's Ferry to Lexington, showing all the points of offence and defence in those places. Mr. Pendleton will give you orders for whatever outfit you want. Good morning, Sir."HM Number | HMF1D |
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Series | This marker is part of the Virginia Civil War Trails series |
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Placed By | Virginia Civil War Trails and Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 12:34am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 714242 N 4302603 |
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Decimal Degrees | 38.84618333, -78.53133333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 50.771', W 78° 31.88' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 50' 46.26" N, 78° 31' 52.80" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 540 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 30 State Rte 672, Edinburg VA 22824, US |
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