White House Bridge

Critical Crossing

On May 21, 1862. Confederate Gen. Thomas J.

“Stonewall” Jackson’s Valley Army plodded north

along this road to threaten Front Royal and out

flank Union Gen. Nathaniel Bank’s position at Strasburg. With the addition of Gen. Richard S.

Ewell’s division, Jackson’s command numbered

nearly ...

The Battle of Whitehall

The War Between the States

On this site, Confederate and Union troops engaged in battle. Confederates took position N. side of river, after burning bridge. Union troops occupied S. side and hill above, destroying much of village. CSS Neuse damaged ...

Engagement at Whitehall

A Sharp Action

(Preface): Late in 1862, Union Gen. John G. Foster's garrison was well entrenched in New Bern and made several incursions into the countryside. On December 11, Foster led a raid from New Bern to burn the Wilmington ...

Battle of Whitehall

On December 15-16, 1862, on a raid at Whitehall, Union troops led by Gen. J.G. Foster damaged the Confederate Ram "Neuse."

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and East Spring Street, on the right when traveling north on ...

White’s Ferry

? 12 Miles ?And old ferry and ford across the Potomac River often used during the war between the states by Confederate forces under Generals Robert E. Lee, Jubal Early, J.E.B. Stuart and others during campaigns and raids in Maryland.Marker ...

Whitehouse

Whitehouse Road marks the south boundary of land settled about 1842 by James Gibbons under the Armed Occupation Act. The first Fort Dade Post Office was established there in 1845. In that year, Gibbons' widow, Mary, wed William Kendrick, Captain ...

White House Ferry

Operated from 1870–1910 about ¼ mile north of U.S. 211 over the South Fork of the Shenandoah River with its approach road close to the existing White House. You can easily see the White House, on the east side of ...

White House

The old building just north of the road was built for a fort in 1760. It has long been a landmark in this valley.

Marker is on U.S. 211 west of the U.S. Route 340 South turnoff, on the right when ...

Three White Men Were Hung Here

Three white men were hung here in 1825 for killing Indians.

Marker can be reached from County Road 500 S near East Street.

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White's Ford

A Civil War Crossing and a Desperate Escape

During the Civil War, White's Ford on the Potomac River was employed by Confederate troops on three separate occasions. Lee's troops crossed here in their invasion of Maryland, September 4-7, 1862. General ...