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Inscription. Lee vs. Grant The 1864 Campaign: "At the church¦the 9th Corps was marching past, and Burnside was sitting, like a comfortable abbot, in one of the pews, surrounded by his buckish staff whose appearance is the reverse ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The farm office across the lawn is all that remains of the once-sprawling plantation called “Fairfield.” Thomas Coleman Chandler purchased Fairfield Plantation in 1845. For the next 17 years it prospered and ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Lee vs. Grant – The 1864 Campaign: General Winfield Hancocks Union Second corps left Spotsylvania Court House after sunset on May 290, 1864. It trudged south along dark roads, headed toward Milford Station on the ... More on HMDB

Inscription. (South Facing Side): Spotsylvania County: Area 413 Square Miles, Formed in 1720 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William, and named for Alexander Spotswood, governor of Virginia, 1... More on HMDB

Inscription. Spotsylvania County: Straddling the fall line, Spotsylvania County was formed from Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties in 1720. It was named for Alexander Spotswood, lieut... More on HMDB

Inscription. War brought profound changes to the Chandler family, Fairfield, and the slaves who toiled on the plantation. Three of Thomas Chandlers sons enlisted in the Confederate army. When the Union army occupied Fredericksburg ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Here, on May 9, 1864, Sheridan was attacked by Wickhams cavalry. Nearby, on May 22, 1864, Warrens (Fifth) Corps, moving to the North Anna, fought Rosser's cavalry. , Erected 1937 by Conservation and Development Commission. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. At this point in his Richmond raid, Gen. Sheridan, after a fight with Confederate cavalry commanded by General Williams C. Wickham, turned off the Telegraph Road to Beaver Dam, May 9, 1864. This change of route caused ... More on HMDB

The "Stonewall" Jackson Shrine, located in Caroline County is the plantation office building where General Jackson spent the final six days of his life. The office was one of several outbuildings o... More on Virginia.org

Inscription. Stonewall Jackson, Died, May 10, 1862, Buried, Lexington, Va. , Location. 38° 8.89′ N, 77° 26.422′ W. Marker is near Guinea, Virginia, in Caroline County. Marker i... More on HMDB

Inscription. We had confidence in him that knew no bounds. his loss was irreparable. Wills Lee, Richmond Howitzers, News of Stonewall Jackson's death stunned the South. "A greater sense of loss and deeper grief never followed the ... More on HMDB

Inscription. A little to the east, at Nancy Wright's, Warren's (Fifth) and Wright's (Sixth) Corps, coming from the east, on May 22, 1864, turned south. Wright camped here on May 22. , Erected 1927 by Conservation and Development ... More on HMDB