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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM233_revolutionary-soldiers-graves_Charlottesville-VA.html
Jesse Pitman Lewis (d. March 8, 1849), of the Virginia Militia, and Taliaferro Lewis (d. July 12, 1810), of the Continental Line, two of several brothers who fought in the War for Independence, are buried in the Lewis family cemetery 100 yards sou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22Z_union-occupation-of-charlottesville_Charlottesville-VA.html
On 3 Mar. 1865, Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan's Union Army of the Shenandoah entered Charlottesville to destroy railroad facilities as the 3rd Cavalry Division led by Bvt. Maj. Gen. George A. Custer arrived from Waynesboro. Mayor Christopher H. Fow…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIA_jacksons-valley-campaign_Charlottesville-VA.html
Late in April 1862, Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson marched his army out of the Shenandoah Valley through the Blue Ridge Mountains to deceive Union Maj. Gen. John C. Fremont into thinking he was headed for Richmond. On 3 May, Jackson bivou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI9_birthplace-of-meriwether-lewis_Charlottesville-VA.html
Half a mile north was born, 1774, Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, sent by Jefferson to explore the far west, 1804-1806. The expedition reached the mouth of the Columbia River, November 15, 1805.