Waiting for the Battle that Never Came

A natural thoroughfare through the Appalachian Mountain barrier, Cumberland Gap assumed great strategic importance in the Civil War. Both sides sought to control the Gap. It changed hands three times, but no battles were fought. Troops garrisoned here, Union and ...

The Battle of Buffington Island

July 19, 1863

(Side A):

Department of the Ohio - Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside

Cavalry Brigade, 3rd Division XXIII Corps - Brig. Gen. Henry M. Judah

5th Indiana Cavalry (2 companies) (Lt. John O'Neil)

11th Kentucky Cavalry (Maj. Milton Graham)

14th Illinois Cavalry (Lt. Col. ...

Men of South Carolina

On this field March 15-16,

1865, men of South Carolina

stood with men of other

Southern states and

fought bloodily and

bravely for their beliefs

and way of life. In doing

so they wrote their

names in imperishable

letters in the book of

glory.

[Back of Monument: ]

Erected by

South Carolina

Confederate

War Centennial

Commission

Governor ...

Dumfries Rest Area

Dedicated May 11, 1965

by

Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson

Marker is on Southbound Rest Area (Interstate 95 at milepost 156), on the right.

Courtesy hmdb.org

In Memory of Julia C. Bulette

In Memory of

Julia C. Bulette

Angel of miners, friend of firemen

and administrator to the needy

Brutally murdered Jan. 20, 1867

Julia Omnio Servibus

Presented by Nevada Chapter

E Clampus Vitus July 1963

Marker is at the intersection of D Street and Washington Street, on the left ...

First Court North of Augusta

Near here, in the home of Jacob McLendon, the first Court held north of Augusta convened August 25, 1779, by order of the Executive Council of Georgia. Absalom Bedell, Benjamin Catchings, William Downs were justices; Henry Monadue, Clerk; Joseph Scott-Riden, ...

The Battle of Buffington Island

July 19, 1863

Morgan's Cavalry Division - Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan

Duke's Brigade - Col. Basil Duke

2nd Kentucky Cavalry (Maj. Thomas Webber)

5th Kentucky Cavalry (Col. D. Howard Smith)

6th Kentucky Cavalry (Lt. Col. John Warren Grisby)

9th Tennessee Cavalry (Lt. Col. William W. ...

Site of Parade Ground

During Federal military occupation of South Carolina 1865-1877, this square was part of the parade ground used by United States troops. The barracks were located on this and adjacent squares.

Marker is on Greene Street, on the right when traveling east. ...

The Battle of Buffington Island

July 19, 1863

Morgan's Cavalry Division - Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan

Duke's Brigade - Col. Basil Duke

2nd Kentucky Cavalry (Maj. Thomas Webber)

5th Kentucky Cavalry (Col. D. Howard Smith)

6th Kentucky Cavalry (Lt. Col. John Warren Grisby)

9th Tennessee Cavalry (Lt. Col. William W. ...

Fighting at the Totopotomoy

Polly Hundley’s Corner

This intersection was known as Polly Hundley’s Corner during the Civil War. The roads led to Atlee’s Station, the Pamunkey River, Mechanicsville and Hanover Courthouse. A sign here announced that it was only seven miles to Richmond and ...