Historical Markers in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
11th United States Infantry
126th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
12th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers 1862 - 1865
154th New York State Volunteer Infantry
15th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers
15th Regt. N. J. Vols
17th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
23rd Regt., N. J. Vols.
23rd USCT At the Alrich Farm
49th New York Infantry
A Bold Plan
A Case of Negligence
A Crime of Passion
A Devastating Loss
A Different Kind of War
A Fatal Reconnaissance
A Final Journey
A Final Resting Place
A Mass Capture
A Midnight Amputation
A Midnight Conference
A Missed Opportunity
A Monumental Task
A Place Called "Courtland"
A Place of Public Worship
A Region of Gloom
A Southern Memorial
A Tavern at the New Courthouse
A Tavern in the Midst of Battle
A Very Hot Place
About a mile in the distance...
Aftermath
Amid Shot and Shell
An Old Jail...A New Home
An Ordinary on the Road to Snell
An Unexpected End to Life
Apex of Hookers Last Line
Artillery Duel
Asburys Deathplace
Ashes to Ashes
Attack on the Muleshoe
Batter Up: Spotsylvania Yellow Jackets
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Salem Church
Battle of Spotsylvania
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Beneath This Sacred Soil
Berea Christian Church
Bernard's Cabin Trail
Bernard's Cabins
Birthplace of Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873)
Bivouac
Bloody Angle, Crowded Ravine
Bloody Morning
Booth Hall
Brig. Gen. E. F. Paxton, C.S.A.
Brink of Victory
Burying the Dead
Catharine Furnace
Chancellor Cemetery
Chancellorsville
Chancellorsville
Chancellorsville
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chancellorsville Clearing
Chancellorsville Home of Mrs. Sanford Chancellor
Chancellor's
Churchyard to Battleground
Civil War Earthworks
Civil War Earthworks
Civil War Veterans at rest in Zion's Cemetery
Civilians in the Crossfire
Climactic Struggle
Col. James D. Nance
Collis Zouaves
Colonial Fort
Colonial Post Office
Colquitt Turns Tylers Flank
Colquitts Attack
Confederate Breakthrough
Confederate Catastrophe
Confederate Counterattack
Confederate Defense Turns to Offense
Confederate Earthworks
Confederate Soldiers
Containing the Enemy, Reclaiming the Works
Cox House
Crisis in Tapp Field
Crisis in the Wilderness
Dawn Assault
Dead Horse Hill
Death of Maxcy Gregg
Doles Salient
Earthworks
Echoes Homeward
Education in Spotsylvania County
Elisha Franklin Paxton
Elys Ford
Engagement at Harris Farm (Bloomsbury)
Engines of Destruction
Fairview
Farm to Killing Field
Fatal Mistake at the East Angle
Federal Raid
Fighting for Time
Final Meeting, Fateful March
First Day at Chancellorsville
First Day at Chancellorsville
First Day at Chancellorsville
First Day at Chancellorsville
First Day at Chancellorsville
First Day at Chancellorsville
First Day at Chancellorsville
First Day at Chancellorsville
First Day at Chancellorsville
First Day at Chancellorsville
First Day at Chancellorsville
First Day at Chancellorsville
First Regiment Heavy Artillery
Flank Attack!
Flanking of Hays' Brigade
For All Anguish For Some Freedom
Forever young, Forever in our hearts
Forming for the Attack
Fort Hood
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
Fredericksburg Campaign
Fredericksburg Campaign
Fredericksburg Campaign
Fredericksburg Campaign
Fredericksburg Campaign
Fredericksville Furnace
From Church to Hospital
Gaspar Tochman
George Washington: Statesman and Public Servant
Grant Finds an Opening: May 12
Grant's May 18th Attack
Grants Supply Line
Hamilton's Crossing
Harris Farm
Harris Farm
Harris Farm
Harrison House Site
Hazel Grove
Hazel GroveFairview Trail
Hell Itself
Here Fell General Alexander Hays
Heth's Salient Battle Site
Heths Salient
High Drama, Human Tragedy
Hooker's Final Bastion
Horror on the Orange Plank Road
In His Father's Footsteps
In the Nick of Time
Jackson
Jackson
Jackson Attacks
Jackson Holds Prospect Hill
Jackson Monuments
Jackson on the Move
Jackson's Flank March
Jackson's Impact
Jacksons Amputation
James Farmer, Civil Rights Leader
James S. Wadsworth
Jerrells Mill
John J. Wright Parksite
John J. Wright School
Joseph Sanford's Inn & Tavern
Junction of Earthworks
Lafayette at Corbins Bridge
Landmark in the Wilderness
Landram Farm
Landram House
Laurel Hill
Laurel Hill Trail
Lee Renews the Attack
Lee to the Rear!
Lee to the Rear!
Lee-to-the-Rear
Lee's Greatest Triumph
Lee's Last Line
Lees Head Quarters
Lees Headquarters
Lees Winter Headquarters
Legend, Lore and Fact
Lives Transformed
Longstreet Felled
Longstreets Winter Headquarters
Maryland Monument
Massaponax Baptist Church
Massaponax Church
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Maury Birthplace
Maury House Trail
Mayhem in the Muleshoe
McCarty Farm
McCoull Spring
McGowan's Brigade
McLaws Trail
Memorializing Jackson's Death
Modification, Decay & Preservation
More Than Just A Stone
Mud Tavern
Night-time Horror
No Turning Back
No Turning Back
Noble Ladies of Spotsylvania
Old Salem Church
Old Wilderness Tavern
On to Richmond!
Opening of the Campaign
Ordeal of the Wellfords
Ordeal of the Wounded
Pastor's Office
Pennys Tavern Site
Plantations on Guinea Station Road
Pressing the Attack
Pvt. James Z. Branscomb, CSA
Ramseur's Brigade
Rearguard Action
Refuge from Horror
Riverside Plantation: Mannsfield
Road to Guinea Station
Roads Through the Battlefield
Sadly in Need
Salem Church
Samuel Alsop Jr.
Sanctuaries in Spotsylvania
Secondary Education for African American Children
Sedgwick
Sergeant Benjamin Brown
Slaughter Pen Farm
Slaughter Pen Farm
Slaughter Pen Farm
Slaughter Pen Farm
Slaughter Pen Farm
Slaughter Pen Farm
Slaughter Pen Farm
Slaughter Pen Farm
Slave Entrance
Social and Economic Richness in the Livingston District
Spindle House
Spotswoods Furnace
Spotsylvania Campaign
Spotsylvania Campaign
Spotsylvania Campaign
Spotsylvania Campaign
Spotsylvania Campaign
Spotsylvania Campaign
Spotsylvania Campaign
Spotsylvania Campaign
Spotsylvania Campaign
Spotsylvania Campaign
Spotsylvania County Honor Roll
Spotsylvania Court House
Spotsylvania Court House
Spotsylvania Sunday School Union Parksite
Spotsylvania's War Effort
Spotsylvanias First African American Church
Stanards Mill
Start of Sheridan's Raid
Stone's Reconnaissance
Struggle for the Bloody Angle
Stuart
Stuart and Pelham
Stubbs School
Testing the Line: May 8-10
Texas
The 124th New York Regiments First Battle
The 27th Indiana Infantry
The Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Harris Farm
The Battle of Salem Church
The Battle of Spotsylvania
The Brown House
The Chancellor Slaves
The Chancellorsville Campaign
The Chancellorsville Intersection
The Chewning Farm
The Climax
The Confederate Earthworks
The Confederate Line
The Corner Store
The Death of Sedgwick
The First Day at Chancellorsville
The First Stones Were Free
The Flying Dutchmen
The Fredericksburg Road
The Gallant Pelham
The Gallant Pelham
The Good Hope Colored School
The Harrison House
The Home of Widow Tapp
The Landram House
The McCoull House
The Meade Pyramid
The Muleshoe Salient
The Ninth Corps
The Piney Branch School
The Race for Spotsylvania Court House
The Rise & Fall of the Rappahannock Navigation System
The Slaughter Pen Farm
The Spindle House
The Spotsylvania Confederate Cemetery
The Union Army Escapes
The Union Center
The Unknown Soldiers
The Vermont Brigade
The Widow Tapp House
The Wilderness and the Overland Campaign
The Wilderness of Spotsylvania County
The Winter Line
Third Spotsylvania County Courthouse Site
Time Passages
Todds Tavern
Turn in Sheridans Raid
Tylers Withdrawal To This Line
U. S. Colored Troops in Spotsylvania
Union Breakthrough
Union Counterattack
Union Earthworks
Union Earthworks
Union Lifeline
Union Line Contained Along Mineral Springs Road
Upton's Charge
Uptons Assault
Uptons Trail
Valuable Crossroads
Vista Clearing at Spotsylvania
Warren's Line
Widow Tapps Field
Wilderness Campaign
Wilderness Campaign
Wilderness Campaign
Wilderness Campaign
Wounding of Jackson
Zion Methodist Church
"If It Takes All Summer"
"The Toughest Fight Yet"
About Spotsylvania County
Spotsylvania County Timeline
Spotsylvania County, Virginia has a rich and fascinating history that dates back to the early colonial period. The county was established in 1721, and it was named after Alexander Spotswood, the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia at the time. The area was originally inhabited by Native American tribes such as the Pamunkey and the Mattaponi.
During the American Revolutionary War, Spotsylvania County saw some significant events. In 1781, the county was the site of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, a pivotal battle in the Southern Campaign. This battle saw the American forces, led by General Nathanael Greene, clash with the British forces under General Cornwallis. Although the Americans ultimately withdrew, the battle weakened the British position and set the stage for their surrender at Yorktown later that year.
In the 19th century, Spotsylvania County played a role in the American Civil War. It was the site of several major battles, including the famous Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863. This battle, fought between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army under General Joseph Hooker, resulted in a Confederate victory but at the cost of the life of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson, who was mortally wounded during the battle. Today, visitors can explore the Chancellorsville Battlefield and learn about the events that took place on this hallowed ground.
In the modern era, Spotsylvania County has experienced significant population growth and development. It is located in close proximity to the bustling city of Fredericksburg and has become a popular residential area for those commuting to larger urban centers. Despite this growth, the county has worked to preserve its historical landmarks and cultural heritage, and several museums and historic sites offer visitors a glimpse into Spotsylvania's past.
During the American Revolutionary War, Spotsylvania County saw some significant events. In 1781, the county was the site of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, a pivotal battle in the Southern Campaign. This battle saw the American forces, led by General Nathanael Greene, clash with the British forces under General Cornwallis. Although the Americans ultimately withdrew, the battle weakened the British position and set the stage for their surrender at Yorktown later that year.
In the 19th century, Spotsylvania County played a role in the American Civil War. It was the site of several major battles, including the famous Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863. This battle, fought between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army under General Joseph Hooker, resulted in a Confederate victory but at the cost of the life of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson, who was mortally wounded during the battle. Today, visitors can explore the Chancellorsville Battlefield and learn about the events that took place on this hallowed ground.
In the modern era, Spotsylvania County has experienced significant population growth and development. It is located in close proximity to the bustling city of Fredericksburg and has become a popular residential area for those commuting to larger urban centers. Despite this growth, the county has worked to preserve its historical landmarks and cultural heritage, and several museums and historic sites offer visitors a glimpse into Spotsylvania's past.
Spotsylvania County Timeline
This timeline provides a glimpse into the major events and milestones that have shaped the history of Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
- 1721 - Spotsylvania County established as part of the British colony of Virginia
- 1864 - The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House takes place during the American Civil War
- 1872 - The county's courthouse is destroyed by fire and later rebuilt
- 1901 - The Confederate Cemetery is established in Spotsylvania County
- 1972 - Lake Anna, a reservoir located partially in the county, is created