view gallery SE103.3 km
|  First Day At Chancellorsville Battlefield
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The troops of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and Union Gen. Joseph Hooker clashed in these fields on May 1, 1863. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 4/13/2010 last visited: 6/9/2014 |
view gallery SE103.5 km
|  Todd's Tavern
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The Union and Confederate cavalries clashed at the crossroads in the race for Spotsylvania Court House. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 6/1/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery SE104 km
|  Dumfries ~ Love's Tavern
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites A Virginia Civil War Trails site located on U.S. 1 in Dumfries, VA. posted by: garmin_geek location: Virginia date approved: 4/22/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery E105.3 km
|  Gaithersburg Summit Hall Farm - Gaithersburg MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites On Sunday, June 28, 1863, Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and an estimated 5,000 cavalrymen arrived in Rockville en route to Gettysburg. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 4/6/2020 last visited: 6/4/2010 |
view gallery SE105.7 km
|  Confederate Winter CampsFighting Boredom and Disease - Woodbridge VA
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites After the Confederate victory at Ball’s Bluff in October 1861, the Union and Confederate armies settled into winter camps between Washington and Richmond. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 7/24/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery NE106.2 km
|  Catoctin Iron Furnace-No Time For War - Thurmont MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites When Union Gen. John F. Reynolds’ I Corps marched by here on June 29, 1863, en route to Emmitsburg and soon to Gettysburg, his men were progressing “swimmingly.” posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/11/2020 last visited: 7/24/2011 |
view gallery NE106.7 km
|  New Market Roads to Gettysburg - New Market MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Late in June 1863, the Union Army of the Potomac pursued Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia as it invaded the North less than a year after the Antietam Campaign. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 3/19/2020 last visited: 5/2/2020 |
view gallery S107.5 km
|  Custer's First Last Stand A "Living Triangle" - Louisa VA
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Nearby stood Trevilian Station, south of which Confederate Gen. Wade Hampton had parked his wagon train on the evening of June 10, 1864. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 7/24/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery E107.8 km
|  Stonestreet Medical Museum - Rockville, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites One of many historical markers in downtown Rockville. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 11/1/2018 last visited: 7/7/2019 |
view gallery E107.8 km
|  Beall-Dawson House - Rockville, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites One of many historical markers in downtown Rockville. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 11/1/2018 last visited: 7/7/2019 |
view gallery E107.8 km
|  Higgins House - Rockville, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The oldest building in town is this small wooden home built in the late 1700s. It was captured by general J. E. B. Stuart in the Civil War. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 10/28/2018 last visited: 7/7/2019 |
view gallery E108.1 km
|  Court House Square - "Burning with Enthusiasm" - Rockville, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Plaque marking the arrival of Gen. J.E.B. Stuart to Rockville. posted by: saopaulo1 location: Maryland date approved: 5/15/2009 last visited: 10/20/2018 |
view gallery E108.1 km
|  Getttsburg Campaign - Rockville, MD
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites One of many historical markers in downtown Rockville. posted by: bluesnote location: Maryland date approved: 11/1/2018 last visited: 5/30/2011 |
view gallery SE109 km
|  Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites On their way to Richmond, the troops of Union Gen. Grant and Confederate Gen. Lee met and clashed at Spotsylvania Court House for two weeks in May 1864. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 7/2/2010 last visited: 12/20/2014 |
view gallery SW110.6 km
|  Plumb House - Waynesboro, Virginia
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The Plumb House was built between 1802 and 1806, during the time of Thomas Jefferson's presidency. It was caught in the middle of the Battle of Waynesboro on March 2, 1865, when a small Confederate force under Jubal Early was defeated by Philip Sheridan's Union troops. posted by: macdonr location: Virginia date approved: 8/27/2006 last visited: 6/10/2018 |
view gallery SE110.6 km
|  Potomac Creek Bridge
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites During the Civil War, the rail bridge served as a vital supply line to both Union and Confederate armies. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 8/8/2009 last visited: 5/14/2019 |
view gallery SE111 km
|  Chatham
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Chatham, a plantation overlooking the Rappahannock River, served as Union headquarters and was visited by Abraham Lincoln, Clara Barton, and Walt Whitman. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 8/14/2009 last visited: 3/25/2012 |
view gallery SE111.4 km
|  Fredericksburg Battlefield
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Part of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, the battle that took place here was fought on December 13, 1862 and though a Confederate victory, it proved to be a hollow one. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 9/3/2007 last visited: 5/24/2014 |
view gallery SE111.8 km
|  Spotsylvania Court House Historic District
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Spotsylvania Court House is also known as the Crossroads of the Civil War. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 3/29/2012 last visited: 8/30/2000 |
view gallery SE112 km
|  Fredericksburg City Dock, Union Artillery on Stafford Heights
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Virginia Civil War Discovery Trail, Fredericksburg City Dock, Union Artillery on Stafford Heights. posted by: garmin_geek location: Virginia date approved: 2/21/2009 last visited: 10/22/2011 |
view gallery SE112 km
|  Fredericksburg City Dock, Bridges and Biscuits
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Virginia Civil War Discovery Trail, Fredericksburg City Dock, Bridges and Biscuits. posted by: garmin_geek location: Virginia date approved: 2/21/2009 last visited: 5/14/2019 |
view gallery SE112 km
|  Fredericksburg City Dock, Contesting The Crossing
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Fredericksburg City Dock ~ Contesting the Crossing posted by: garmin_geek location: Virginia date approved: 2/21/2009 last visited: 5/14/2019 |
view gallery SE112.7 km
|  Zion Methodist Church - 1864 Overland Campaign
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Zion Methodist Church served as Confederate headquarters during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 5/14/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery SW112.8 km
|  Mountain House Jackson's March - West Augusta, VA
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The Battle of McDowell began three miles to the southeast (near the intersection of Routes 629 and 716) when Confederates were fired upon by Union cavalry on May 7, 1862. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 7/15/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery E113.5 km
|  Fort Ward
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites The best preserved of the system of Union forts and batteries built to protect Washington, DC during the American Civil War. posted by: robert location: Virginia date approved: 11/9/2006 last visited: 5/12/2019 |
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