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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5A_the-plains_The-Plains-VA.html
The Plains, situated on the Manassas Gap Railroad between Piedmont Station and Manassas Junction, was frequently traversed by troops from both sides.
Throughout the war, local resident Edward (Ned) Carter Turner kept a detailed diary. Ned's son…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3X_salem_Marshall-VA.html
The Village of Salem (renamed Marshall in 1882) was in the heartland of Col. John Singleton Mosby's Confederacy. His 43rd Battalion of Partisan Rangers was summoned by the grapevine when needed and executed successful raids, often under the cover …
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3Q_norris-tavern-the-warren-green_Warrenton-VA.html
Norris Tavern. On this site stood the Norris Tavern built by Thaddeus Norris in 1819. It was the scene of a banquet tendered to General Lafayette by the citizens of Fauquier on his visit to the United States in 1825.
The Warren Green. In 1843 t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3P_mosbys-rangers-disband_Marshall-VA.html
Unable to extend a truce with the Union army, Col. John S. Mosby assembled his command, the 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry, in a field just west of here on 21 Apr. 1865. As Mosby sat astride his horse, his final order was read aloud. It stated in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3O_rectortown_Delaplane-VA.html
On November 5, 1862, several weeks after a tainted victory at Antietam, the Army of the Potomac's Commander-in-Chief Gen. George Brinton McClellan established his headquarters here. That same day President Abraham Lincoln wrote the orders relievin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3M_mcclellan-relived-from-command_Marshall-VA.html
At Rectortown, four miles North, General George B. McClellan received the order relieving him from command of the Army of the Potomac, November 7, 1862. As Burnside, his successor was present, McClellan immediately turned over the command to him.