The Death of Sedgwick

Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick, commander of the Sixth Corps, was one of the most popular senior officers in the Army of the Potomac. On the morning of May 9, 1864, Sedgwick arrived here to direct some minor redeployment of his ...

College of Notre Dame

The sisters of Notre Dame de Namur founded their college on this site in 1851. The facility began modestly but eventually expanded to occupy the entire north side of Santa Clara Street from Almaden Avenue to Santa Teresa Street. A ...

Hooker's Final Bastion

The low earthworks opposite are the apex of the final Union line at Chancellorsville. After suffering defeat in the massive fighting on May 3, Hooker's army started digging. The result: a powerful, U-shaped line six miles long supported by 100 ...

Edgefield County World War I Memorial

Erected by the Edgefield Daughters

of the American Revolution in memory

of the men from Edgefield County

who gave their lives in the War with

Germany; and to all who answered

their country's call in service and

sacrifice and still live to add glory

to Edgefield's illustrious ...

Union Lifeline

On April 30, 1863, Gen. George G. Meade's Union Fifth Corps advanced along this road toward Chancellorsville. As Meade's troops approached, Confederates on the Bullock Farm briefly resisted them, then disappeared into the woods to spread word of the Union ...

Battle of Westport Commemoration

To commemorate the battle fought on and

near this point between the British forces

and the American Patriots, April 28, 1777.

Ordnance presented by U.S. Government

and erected July 4, 1901

Marker can be reached from Compo Beach Road 0.3 miles south of Soundview ...

Battle of Darbytown Road

Lee’s Last Advance North of the James

A massive two-pronged Union attack on September 29, 1864, captured New Market Heights and a section of Richmond’s outer defenses including Fort Harrison. Not wishing to concede a vital part of his line to ...

Farmers Union Building

The Farmers Union Corporation, established in this building in 1874, was once indispensible to San Jose’s farming community. It served as an agricultural cooperative and bank and throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries was the chief general merchandiser ...

First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church is the oldest Protestant Church in the City of Chippewa Falls.

It was organized in 1855 by Rev. W. W. McNair. The first services were held in a log cabin 12 x 14 feet located on the ...

Battle of Savage’s Station

A Fighting Withdrawal

On the night of June 27, 1862, following the Battle of Gaines’ Mill, Gen. George McClellan ordered a withdrawal of his Union army to the James River. In the wake of the retreating army, Savage’s Station, located one ...