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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRXA_cedar-mountain_Rapidan-VA.html
In the summer of 1862, Federal Gen. John Pope threatened to retaliate against Southern civilians who tried to thwart the efforts of his new army. The threats prompted Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to issue Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson the s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2LA_crooked-run-baptist-church_Rapidan-VA.html
Crooked Run Baptist Church was organized in 1772 and is named for the stream that flows nearby. James Garnett Sr., one of the early pastors, served the congregation from 1774 until close to his death in 1830. Another member, Thomas Ammon, became a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2KG_madison-county-culpeper-county_Rapidan-VA.html
(North Facing Side): Madison CountyArea 324 Square Miles
Formed in 1792 from Culpeper, and named for James Madison, "Father of the American Constitution" and President of the United States. Governor Spotswood's exploring expedition passed here,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2K4_campaign-of-second-manassas_Rapidan-VA.html
Two miles north, near Pisgah Church, Jackson, Ewell and A.P. Hill camped, August 15-20, 1862
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2K3_elder-john-leland_Rapidan-VA.html
Courageous leader ofthe Baptist DoctrineArdent advocate of the principlesof democracyVindicator of separationof church and state.
Near this spot in 1788, elder John Leland and James Madison, the father of the American Constitution, held a signi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DV_george-washington-carver-regional-high-school_Rapidan-VA.html
George Washington Carver Regional High School was founded in 1948 to serve the educational needs of black students in Culpeper, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock counties. Secondary schools for blacks in those counties were either nonexistent or i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DO_the-battle-of-cedar-mountain_Rapidan-VA.html
Without the leadership of either Generals Jackson or Winder, subordinate officers formed their men along the edge of woodlines where the ground offered a better field of fire. The men of the 21st Virginia were positioned here just inside the woodl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DN_the-battle-of-cedar-mountain_Rapidan-VA.html
The road to Culpeper ran on the other side of the fence to your right. A line of Confederate cannon angled from this point back to the Crittenden farm lane, currently the paved road along the edge of the field to your right. A second grouping of g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DL_the-battle-of-cedar-mountain_Rapidan-VA.html
In the summer of 1862 General John Pope formed the Federal Army of Virginia. While the elements of this new 63,000-man army were converging upon Culpeper, Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson saw that part of the Union army - 12,000 m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DK_the-battle-of-cedar-mountain_Rapidan-VA.html
On August 9, 1862, a Confederate army under "Stonewall" Jackson fought a hot engagement here in the shadow of Cedar Mountain against a Federal force commanded by the brashly confident John Pope. Jackson's army was much stronger, but a bold Federal…