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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRXA_cedar-mountain_Rapidan-VA.html
In the summer of 1862, Federal Gen. John Pope threatened to retaliate against Southern civilians who tried to thwart the efforts of his new army. The threats prompted Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to issue Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson the s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRX1_kellys-ford_Remington-VA.html
Pickets of the opposing armies frequently exchanged gunfire over the Rappahannock River and occasionally swapped Yankee coffee for Rebel tobacco. On St. Patrick's Day, 1863, they did both here at Kelly's Ford, about 100 yards downstream from the b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFVU_col-john-jameson_Culpeper-VA.html
Col. John Jameson (1751-1810) owned land nearby. He served as the Culpeper County court clerk (1772-1810) and a captain in the Culpeper Minute Men battalion during the Revolutionary War. In Sept. 1780, while serving under Gen. Benedict Arnold in N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFVS_general-edward-stevens_Culpeper-VA.html
Here is buried General Edward Stevens, who served at Brandywine, Camden, Guilford Courthouse and Yorktown. He died on August 17, 1820.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFVR_campaign-of-second-manassas_Amissville-VA.html
Here Lee and Jackson had their headquarters. Here, August 24, 1862, they formed the plan to attack Pope's line of supply and bring him to battle before McClellan could join him.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFQX_culpeper-county-orange-county_Culpeper-VA.html
(South facing side):Culpeper CountyArea 384 Square MilesFormed in 1748 from Orange, and named for Lord Culpeper, Governor of Virginia, 1680-1683. The Battle of Cedar Mountain, 1862, was fought in this county.
(North facing side):Orange CountyAr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFMV_where-pelham-fell_Elkwood-VA.html
Four miles southeast, at Kelly's Ford, Major John Pelham, commanding Stuart's Horse Artillery, was mortally wounded, March 17, 1863.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFMU_major-john-pelham-c-s-a_Remington-VA.html
Commandingthe Stuart Horse Artillerywas mortally woundedat this site inThe Battle of Kelly's FordMarch 17, 1863Erected 1981by Admirers ofThe Gallant Pelham
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFGS_mitchells-presbyterian-church_Mitchells-VA.html
This Gothic Revival church, built in 1879, contains an elaborate example of trompe-l'oeil fresco painting done in 1888. Joseph Dominick Phillip Oddenino, an Italian immigrant artist, painted to deceive the eye into believing that his plaster mural…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFCC_mitchells-presbyterian-church_Culpeper-VA.html
Built in 1879, this Gothic Revival church stands two miles of this location. It contains an elaborate example of trompe-l'oeil fresco painting done in 1888. Joseph Dominick Phillip Oddenino, an Italian immigrant artist, painted to deceive the eye …