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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NNO_lees-winter-headquarters_Fredericksburg-VA.html
During the winter of 1862-1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee maintained his headquarters in a small clearing in the woods in this vicinity. The camp contained only a few tents and nothing but a flag to indicate it was Lee's headquarters. By mid-…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEXM_caroline-county-spotsylvania-county_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Caroline County. Area 529 Square Miles.
Formed in 1727 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William. Named for Queen Caroline, wife of King George II. George Rogers Clark, conqueror of the Northwest, passed his youth in this county.
Spotsyl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEXG_windsor_Fredericksburg-VA.html
This is the ancient Woodford Estate. Governor Spotswood and the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe stopped here on their way to the mountains, August, 1716. Here General William Woodford was born, October 6, 1734. He defeated Governor Lord Dunmore at…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEXF_skinkers-neck_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Two miles north on the Rappahannock River. There Jubal A. Early, in December, 1862, confronted Burnside's army on the other side of the river. His alertness prevented a crossing and battle at this point.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEX9_the-third-lederer-expedition_Fredericksburg-VA.html
In 1669 and 1670, German-born John Ledererled three expeditions to explore Virginia'sPiedmont and the Carolinas that encouragedfurther European exploration. The thirdexpedition began nearby at Robert Talifer'shouse near the Rappahannock River on 2…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEH5_jackson-holds-prospect-hill_Fredericksburg-VA.html
You are standing on the right of the Confederate army, held by Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's corps on December 13, 1862. His 35,000 troops spread along a mile front - some in the woods, some in fields, some on ridgetops, some in swampy bottoms. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEGS_dead-horse-hill_Fredericksburg-VA.html
The crescent-shaped earthworks in front of you protected the 14 guns of Lieutenant Colonel Reuben Lindsey Walker's artillery battalion, which held this position on December 13, 1862. Prior to the assault of Union infantry, artillery blanketed this…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEE6_hamiltons-crossing_Fredericksburg-VA.html
This footpath leads to the site of Hamilton's Crossing, a critical supply base for Confederate troops camped near Fredericksburg during the winter of 1862-63. Prior to the Civil War, Hamilton's Crossing had been merely a flag-stop on the Richmond,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEDK_riverside-plantation-mannsfield_Fredericksburg-VA.html
In 1862, the patterns of forest and field in this area reflected historic uses of local farmers. The woods around you were in fact a working part of the Mannsfield Plantation, owned by Arthur Bernard. They provided timber for construction, wood fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDYZ_slaughter-pen-farm_Fredericksburg-VA.html
When Gen. George G. Meade's division surged unexpectedly forward through the fields on your left, Gen. John Gibbon's men scrambled to advance on Meade's right. Gibbon arranged his forces and ordered Gen. Nelson Taylor's brigade to attack the Confe…