 view gallery S50.7 km
|   Slate Mills
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Slate Mills in Rappahannock County, VA was used by both the Union and Confederate armies for reconnaissance. The road was used by troops retreating from Gettysburg and by Confederate soldiers headed to Bristoe Station. posted by:  La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 3/27/2013 last visited: never |
 view gallery NW51.5 km
| Engagement at Romney-Lew Wallace Storms the Bridge - Romney WV in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites On the night of June 12, 1861, Col. Lewis Wallace led his 11th Indiana (Zouaves) Regiment from Cumberland, Maryland, by train across the Potomac River and into present-day West Virginia. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 8/31/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery NE54.2 km
| Cameron's Depot Engagement "What news now?" - Charles Town WV in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites On Sunday, August 21, 1864, as Sheridan marched to Halltown, Early attacked Sheridan’s mile-and-a Half long position on the hills here with Gen Robert E. Rodes’s infantry division. The fight lasted from about 9 A.M. until dusk. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 8/17/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE57.8 km | Rutherford House-“Go in!” - Charles Town WV in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites This house belonged to Thomas and Mary Rutherford in 1864, when a historic meeting occurred here on September 17 between Union Gens. Ulysses S. Grant and Philip H. Sheridan. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 8/17/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery SE60.2 km
| Warrenton-Home of the "Gray Ghost" - Warrenton VA in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Although Warrenton was spared the ravages of major battles during the war, control of the town changed hands 67 times and many homes and churches housed soldiers or were used as hospitals. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 7/20/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE60.7 km | Brentmoor-Spilman-Mosby House - Warrenton VA in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites John Singleton Mosby bought the house from Keith in 1875. Mosby gained fame during the Civil War for his daring exploits behind Union lines. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 7/20/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE62.3 km | The Greenback Raid-Mosby's Men Strike It Rich - Shenandoah Junction WV in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites During the Civil War, this was Brown’s Shop Crossing on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. In October 1864, as Union Gen. Philip H. Sheridan’s army was beating Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early’s army in the Shenandoah Valley posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 8/21/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery W62.9 km
| War in Grant County-Engagement at Johnson Run - Petersburg WV in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites During the Civil War, loyal Unionist Home Guard companies patrolled Hardy County (now Grant County) to defend it against Confederate incursions. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 8/29/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE64.4 km | Civil War Martinsburg-Focus of Contention - Martinsburg WV in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Martinsburg, strategically located on the Valley Turnpike, (present day U.S. Route 11) and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was a major transportation center and the northern gateway to the Shenandoah Valley. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 8/25/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryS64.9 km | Battle of James City-Opening Battle of the Bristoe Station Campaign - Leon VA in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites On October 10, 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, anticipating an offensive that became known as the Bristoe Station Campaign, sent a division of Confederate horsemen led by Gen. J.E.B. Stuart north from Madison on a raid. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 7/5/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE64.9 km | Berkeley Hotel-Railroad Raids Survivor - Martinsburg WV in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites This is one of the last surviving antebellum buildings in the area. It was constructed shortly after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reached Martinsburg in 1842. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 8/25/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE64.9 km | Belle Boyd House-Home of a Spy - Martinsburg WV in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Isabelle “Belle” Boyd, the Confederate spy, lived here during part of her childhood. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 8/25/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE66.5 km | Jackson at Harpers Ferry - Bolivar, WV in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites A civil war trail discovery site in Bolivar, West Virginia. posted by:  bluesnote location: West Virginia date approved: 9/8/2018 last visited: 9/8/2018 |
 view gallerySE66.5 km | “Gallant” Pelham’s Last Days-The Virginia House and Shackelford House - Culpeper VA in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Confederate cavalry chief Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and Maj. John Pelham, the commander of Stuart’s Horse Artillery, frequented the Virginia House Hotel and often visited the Shackelford family across the street. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 7/5/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryS66.8 km | Jackson's Headquarters, Elkton in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites This house served as headquarters of General "Stonewall" Jackson during the early park of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign during the US Civil War. posted by: vhasler location: Virginia date approved: 4/2/2012 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE66.8 km | Culpeper Court House (2) in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Two, side by side Civil War Trail signs located at the Culpeper, VA railroad station and visitor center. posted by: garmin_geek location: Virginia date approved: 3/29/2009 last visited: 1/18/2014 |
 view gallery E67.6 km
| Oatlands-Civil War Comes to Oatlands - Leesburg VA in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites As Confederate forces gathered to protect Leesburg, Elizabeth G. Carter, the widowed mistress of Oatlands, wrote in her journal on October 17, “Our troops falling back on Centerville -Mississippi Regt’s encamped at the Mill – Solders here all daY." posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 7/22/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE68.7 km | Brandy Station Battlefield - Buford's Knoll in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The largest cavalry battle of the Civil War was fought at Brandy Station, VA. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 12/17/2011 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE68.7 km | Harpers Ferry National Historical Park - Harpers Ferry, WV in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Harpers Ferry National Historical Park IN West Virginia is a historic town in the metro DC area. posted by: saopaulo1 location: West Virginia date approved: 6/1/2009 last visited: 12/26/2017 |
 view gallerySE69 km | Brandy Station Battlefield - St. James Church in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The largest cavalry battle of the Civil War was fought at Brandy Station, VA. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 7/6/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE69.2 km | Battle Of Brandy Station - Fleetwood Hill in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The largest cavalry battle was fought at Brandy Station. Fleetwood Hill was the site of Confederate headquarters and the fight for control seesawed back and forth. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 7/6/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE69.2 km | Graffiti House at Brandy Station in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The Graffiti House is named for the signatures, messages, and drawings that soldiers scrawled on the walls during the Civil War. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 4/11/2012 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE69.5 km | Fountain Rock "Crows… will have to carry their provender with them" - Shepherdstown WV in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites In 1864, the conduct of the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley, the “Breadbasket of the Confederacy” and an avenue of invasion, underwent significant change. posted by: Don.Morfe location: West Virginia date approved: 9/1/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE70.5 km | Cedar Mountain in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson narrowly escaped defeat when his troops encountered an isolated Union division in the Battle of Cedar Mountain. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 9/3/2012 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE71.1 km | Shepherdstown, WV in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Another stop on the Maryland Campaigns Civil War Trail, this one describing the role of Shepherdstown as a hospital town. posted by: jiggs11 location: West Virginia date approved: 8/29/2016 last visited: 4/16/2017 |
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