Things To Do in Lignum, Virginia

Inscription. At dawn on 17 March 1863, Brig. Gen. William W. Averell led 2,100 Union cavalrymen across the Rappahannock River at Kellys Ford. Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee with about 1,000 Confederate horsemen counterattacked northwest ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Joe Thoms, Sr. a slave harness-maker, founded Oak Grove Baptist Church during the Civil War at his nearby log cabin, which burned in 1869. The congregation then met here, on land owned... More on HMDB

Sunday Early Worship Service is at 8:30 a.m., Sunday School is at 9:45 ... More on Yahoo! Travel

Inscription. East of this site, on the Rappahannock River, John Lederer and Party, of the first white men entered, Culpeper County, August 20, 1670, Marker presented by, Virginia State Society, Thomas, Lord Culpeper Chapter, Colonial ... More on HMDB

Inscription. June 9, 1863 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm: This map prepared from the first hand account of Col. Butler, other historians, and the personal account of the family, who in the early 1950s cleared, leveled and ditched this bottom ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Two miles south is the grave of Betty Washington Lewis, the younger sister of George Washington. She was born in Westmoreland County in 1733 and married Fielding Lewis in May 1750, becoming his second wife. Her husband ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Alexander Dandridge Spottswood He spelled his name with two t's, known "as a gentleman of the old school, " he referred back to the spelling of the name his ancestors used in Scotland,... More on HMDB

Inscription. This is the story of Orange Grove You are standing on land that was owned by the same family for over 200 years, from colonial days to the beginning of Lake of the Woods. Alexander Spo... More on HMDB

Inscription. War has many faces and the residents of Culpeper County saw them all. Brandy Station played an important role in the Battle of Brandy Station on June 9, 1863, though the Union and Confederate armies never clashed in the ... More on HMDB

Inscription. So named for a grove of some of the largest chestnut trees in America, formerly located in these fields and around the house. They were killed by the blight of 1910 1930. This land was originally patented with adjoining ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Greatest cavalry battle of the Civil War, Fought June 9, 1863, Gen. J. E. B. Stuart defeated Gen. A. Pleasonton, Confederates engaged 10,200. Federals 10,900, Casualties, Confederates,... More on HMDB

Inscription. Confederate horsemen numbering 9500 under the command of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart were concentrated around Brandy Station in preparation of the upcoming raid into Pennsylvania which would ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Arm of, Stonewall Jackson, May 3, 1863, ———, , Location. 38° 19.085′ N, 77° 43.943′ W. Marker is near Locust Grove, Virginia, in Orange County. M... More on HMDB

Inscription. Here, in the Jones family cemetery, lie the remains of “Stonewall” Jacksons left arm. The Confederate general lost the limb during the Battle of Chancellorsville, where he ... More on HMDB