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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4TG_ashland-farm_Warrenton-VA.html
The Holtzclaw family acquired Ashland through a grant issued by Lt. Gov. Alexander Spotswood in 1724, and lived on this land until the 1920s. While a portion of the house dates to about 1725, the main residence was completed by 1889, and was remod…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4TF_second-manassas-campaign_Warrenton-VA.html
On 22 Aug. 1862, Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart led his cavalry on a raid behind Maj. Gen. John Pope's army. Stuart crossed the Rappahannock River at Waterloo Bridge, two miles west, then rode around Pope's right flank just north of here to attack Catlet…
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Eight miles southeast, at Bristoe (then Bristoe Station), Maj. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill's division of Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's corps destroyed the Orange & Alexandria Railroad bridges over Kettle Run and Broad Run on 27 Aug. 1862. The…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXW_battle-of-coffee-hill-second-battle-of-auburn_Warrenton-VA.html
During the early morning of 14 Oct. 1863, just northwest of here, Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and two cavalry brigades, cut off from the Army of Northern Virginia by Federal infantry, attacked Union Brig. Gen. John C. Caldwell's forces as they brewed …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6S_lafayettes-stepping-stone_Warrenton-VA.html
During his 1825 visit to Warrenton, General Lafayette is said to have stood upon this stone.
Courtesy: The Bartenstein Family
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6Q_john-singleton-mosby_Warrenton-VA.html
(front face) Image of Col. Mosby.
(right side) This tribute is affectionately dedicated to Col. John S. Mosby, whose deeds of valor and heroic devotion to state and southern principles are the pride and admiration of his soldiers, comrades, and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM63_warrenton_Warrenton-VA.html
The first court house for Fauquier County was built in 1760 on two acres of land belonging to Richard Henry Lee. The settlement that sprang up in its vicinity was first known as Fauquier Court House and under that name was laid off as a town to co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5Y_brentmoor-the-spilman-mosby-house_Warrenton-VA.html
This classic Italian Villa-style house was completed in 1861 for Fauquier County Judge Edward M. Spilman. James Keith, who later served as president of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1895-1916), acquired it in 1869. John Singleton Mosby pu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3U_fredericksburg-campaign_Warrenton-VA.html
Because he had moved too slowly to attack Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan was relieved of his command of the Army of the Potomac by President Abraham Lincoln. McClellan was replaced by Maj. Gen. Ambros…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3T_mcclellans-farewell_Warrenton-VA.html
After President Abraham Lincoln relieved Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan of command of the Army of the Potomac on 7 Nov. 1862, the general composed a farewell order. It was read to the army by divisions on 10 Nov. when the new commander, Maj. Gen. A…