Army of Northern Virginia

June 29, 1863

Heth's Division Hill's Corps marched from Fayetteville to Cahstown. Pender's and Anderson's Divisions remaining at Fayetteville.

Johnson's Division Ewell's Corps countermarched from Carlisle to Greenville Penna. Rodes's Division Ewell's Corps remained at Carlisle and Early's Division at York and ...

Califon

Known earlier as California, its name dates to the gold rush days. By the 1870s, its water powered mills and the High Bridge RR brought growth. Post office est. 1878.

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (County Route 512) ...

Harbor Defense 1809-1860

Fort Moultrie III and the War of 1812

The War of 1812 saw Fort Moultrie III armed with 12-, 18-, and 24-pounder smoothbore cannon on garrison carriages designed to fire through embrasures in the parapet wall. British warships blockaded Charleston, but ...

Califon Veterans Monument

Dedicated to the memory of the Veterans of Califon who served our country so that freedom might prevail.

Marker is on Bank Street, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Army of Northern Virginia

June 28, 1863

Rodes's and Johnson's Division Ewell's Corps were at Carlisle. Jenkins's Cavalry Brigade was sent to reconnoitre the defenses of Harrisburg. Early's Division Ewell's Corps marched from Berlin by way of Weiglestown to York. Gordon's Brigade Early's Division marching ...

Confederate Memorial Chapel

R. E. Lee Camp, No.1

Between 1885 and 1941 the present-day location of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts was the site of a large residential complex for poor and infirm Confederate veterans of the Civil War. Established by R. E. ...

First Battle of Winchester

May 25, 1862

General Stonewall Jackson with 16,000 Confederates defeated General N.P. Banks and 6,000 Federals. On May 24, at Middletown, 12 miles South, Jackson attacked Banks’ army withdrawing toward Winchester, cutting off the rear guard and capturing or destroying a ...

Cornet Francis Geary

To The Memory Of

16 (The Queen's) Light Dragoons

Born 1752

Killed in action here in the service of King George III

December 14, 1776

Eldest son of Admiral Sir Francis Geary Baronet

Erected in 1907 by his great nephew

Sir William Nevill M. Geary Baronet

Marker ...

Army of Northern Virginia

June 27, 1863

Headquarters of the Army moved from Greencastle to Chambersburg Penna. Rodes's and Johnson's Divisions Ewell's Corps arrived at Carlisle. Early's Division marched from Mummasburg via Hunterstown, New Chester and Hampton to Berlin. Gordon's Brigade Early's Division reached York. ...

Commanding Officer’s Quarters

The rooms on the left end of this building stood as a separate structure during the 1814 period. this was the residence of Major George Armistead, commanding officer and “Hero of Fort McHenry.”

It was Armistead who directed the successful ...