Battle of Front Royal

May 23, 1862

Confederate Army of 16,000 under General Stonewall Jackson overwhelmed a Federal outpost of 1,000 under Colonel John R. Kenly. The Confederates approached Front Royal undetected from southwest on the afternoon of May 23. Spy Belle Boyd gave the ...

Battery C, Third U.S. Artillery

Second Brigade - Horse Artillery - Cavalry Corps

Army of the Potomac

Cavalry Corps

Second Brigade Horse Artillery

Battery C Third U.S. Artillery

Six 3 inch Rifles

Lieut. William D. Fuller Commanding

July 1 Proceeded under orders to Manchester Md. and picketed and held all roads until ...

Harry Flood Byrd

State Senator 1916-26

Governor of Virginia 1926-30

United States Senator 1933-65

The General Assembly of Virginia on March 9, 1974, authorized this memorial to Harry Flood Byrd, of Winchester, Virginia, declaring that "The sum total of this one life has had a larger ...

Bald Rock Ranch

Site of Mi-Wuk Pow-Wows and birthplace of Chief William Fuller. Homesteaded by John D. Williams family in 1865. Purchased by A.T. Wood in 1919. Twain Harte named by Kerurah Ball in 1923.

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Twain ...

Batteries B & L, Second U.S. Artillery

First Brigade - Horse Artillery - Cavalry Corps

Army of the Potomac

Cavalry Corps

First Brigade Horse Artillery

Batteries B & L Second U.S. Artillery

Six 3 inch Rifles

Lieut. Edward Heaton Commanding

July 2 Arrived at 5.30 A.M. In ...

The Reuben Ayers House

Oak Tree Pond Historic Park

For over 200 years, a farmhouse was located on this site. It was a simple one and one-half story house that had several additions over the years. The house was on a small hill, facing south, ...

The Oak Tree Engagement and the Battle of the Short Hills

The Oak Tree Engagement of June 26, 1777 took place in Edison Township near this marker. The engagement was one of four near continuous skirmishes that were known as the Battle of the Short Hills.

In late 1776, the revolutionary forces ...

Beverly Covered Bridge

Site of old covered bridge on Staunton & Parkersburg Turnpike built in 1847 by Lemuel Chenoweth (1811-87). Burned during Civil War, he rebuilt it in 1873. Dismantled by state in 1951. Chenoweth's home, built in 1847, is southeast of old ...

Montpelier and Madison's Tomb

Five miles southwest is Montpelier, the home of James Madison, "Father of the American Constitution" and fourth president of the United States, 1809-1817. Near the house is the tomb of Madison, who died at Montpelier on June 28, 1836.

Marker is ...

Benevolence Baptist Church

This church, constituted May 16, 1840, succeeded Walnut Grove, NW of here, (called Mt. Paran when organized, Nov. 1831, with 9 members). In 1840, Missionary Baptists, feeling a need for a separate church, met and accepted 5 acres of land ...