15th Reg’t. N. J. Vol’s

1861 - 1865

(South face): To commemorate the services of the 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Colonel William H. Penrose, U.S.A., engaged two hours on this line of battle on the Federal side.

May 3rd, 1863.

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Loss:

41 killed, ...

Jackson’s Amputation

Near here stood the hospital tent to which the wounded "Stonewall" Jackson was brought during the Battle of Chancellorsville. In that tent his left arm was amputated on May 3, 1863. He died seven days later at Guinea.

Marker is at ...

23rd Regt., N. J. Vols.

1861 - 1865

(North face): Monument to commemorate the services of the Twenty-Third Regiment New Jersey Volunteers Infantry, in the battle of Salem Church, Virginia, May 3rd, 1863.

Erected by the State of New Jersey, under the authority of an act passed ...

Wounding of Jackson

Just 1.7 miles west, on this road (then the Orange Plank Road), Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson was wounded by "friendly fire" about 9:30 P.M. on 2 May 1863 during the Battle of Chancellorsville. Having brilliantly executed a flanking ...

Benjamin Forsyth

Officer in the War of 1812. Mortally wounded in Canada, 1814. Forsyth County named for him. Home stood a few feet north of this spot.

Marker is on State Highway 8 & 65 0.2 miles south of South Friendship Road, on ...

General James Clinton

This monument is

erected to the

memory of

Gen'l James Clinton

Born 1736 died 1812

& marks a point on

the line of march

of his troops from

Mohawk River to

Otsego Lake in

Jvne 1779

General James Clinton

Chapter DAR Aedificavit

Marker is at the intersection of Route 20 (U.S. 20) and ...

John George Ott House

1873

The Ott house is one of the finest High Victorian houses in Madison and the grandest remaining 19th century mansion in the Third Lake Ridge Historic District. German craftsmen probably executed the intricate woodwork on porches and bays, detailed brickwork ...

Welcome to Historic St. John’s Church

St. John’s Church is an active Episcopal church and a national historic landmark. The church was built in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish, which was established in 1611. It was here on 23 March 1775, that Patrick Henry ...

St. John’s Church

The Venerable Survivor

When Confederate Gen. John B. Magruder learned that the Federals intended to house troops and escaped slaves in Hampton, he burned down the town. Local soldiers, led by Capt. Jefferson C. Phillips, completed this “loathsome yet patriotic act,” ...

Old Japantown Garage

Card playing was a social outlet. When I was young, my grandfather brought me here when he stopped to see his friends. The windows were soaped to prevent people from peering in. I was only allowed to sit on a ...