Stanardsville Engagement

Stanardsville Engagement (HMF77)

Location: Stanardsville, VA 22973 Greene County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 19.467', W 78° 24.688'

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Near this site on 1 Mar. 1864, Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry engaged Brig. Gen. George A. Custer's Union cavalry in what is called locally the Battle of Stanardsville. To divert Stuart from Richmond, Custer led his troopers down this road to Charlottesville, destroying the railroad bridge over the Rivanna River there and breaking communications between Gordonsville and Lynchburg. Passing through Stanardsville again after the raid, taking prisoners and burning Confederate supplies, Custer fought a brief engagement with Stuart, then pressed on toward Orange Court House. Custer's postwar military career ended at the Battle of Little Big Horn in Montana in 1876.
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HM NumberHMF77
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Marker NumberD 21
Year Placed2008
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 3:35am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 726279 N 4244985
Decimal Degrees38.32445000, -78.41146667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 19.467', W 78° 24.688'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 19' 28.02" N, 78° 24' 41.28" W
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Area Code(s)434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2400-2420 Madison Rd, Stanardsville VA 22973, US
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