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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4C4_richard-ratcliffes-mount-vinyard-plantation_Fairfax-VA.html
On the knoll 70 yards NE of this marker, stood the home of Richard Ratcliffe (1751-1825). The mansion was on his 600-acre "Mount Vineyard," part of a 1714 land grant of 1,930 acres to George Mason II. In 1798 Ratcliffe donated 4 acres to the east …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4C3_birthplace-of-the-confederate-battle-flag_Fairfax-VA.html
During the First Battle of Manassas, amid the smoke of combat, troops found it difficult to distinguish between Union and Confederate flags. Generals P.G.T. Beauregard, Joseph E. Johnston and Quartermaster General William L. Cabell met near here i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4C2_1st-sc-infantry-of-african-descent_Beaufort-SC.html
The 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regimentwas raised from sea island slaves living around Port Royal. Elements of the regiment were formed on HiltonHead in May 1862. In August 1862, the regiment was reorganized near Beaufort at the Smith p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4C1_prince-george-court-house-road_Fort-Lee-VA.html
This trail follows the old road which ran between Petersburg and Prince George Court House. It was used by both armies to move men and supplies.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4C0_uprooted-by-war_Prince-George-VA.html
"Every tree, stump, and fence has disappeared? What was once verdant is now a wasteland of dust and dirt." - John Haley, 17th Maine Infantry January 26, 1865
The gentle depression in front of you is the only vestige of the Josiah Jordon House. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4BZ_twelfth-united-states-infantry_Keedysville-MD.html
First Battalion,Twelfth United States Infantry.Captain M.M. Blunt, Commanding.At sunset, September 16, 1862, the First Battalion, Twelfth Infantry, relieved the Fourth Infantry, guarding the middle bridge over the Antietam and remained on that dut…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4BY_170-240-ton-production-trucks_Hibbing-MN.html
The giant 170 ton production truck in front of you was donated by Hibbing Taconite in 1998. It was originally purchased in 1975 at a price of $451,900 and operated for a total of 110,000 hours or an equivalent of 12.5 continuous years. During the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4BX_companies-g-i-and-k-4th-u-s-infantry_Sharpsburg-MD.html
U.S.A.Companies G. I. and K., 4th U.S. Infantry.Lieut. C.H. Carlton, Commanding.September 17, 1862.Between 3 and 4 p.m., of the 17th, the 4th U.S. Infantry took position on the right (north) of the Boonsboro Pike, near the Bloddy Lane.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4BW_fifth-army-corps_Keedysville-MD.html
U.S.A.Fifth Army Corps.Second Battalion (8 Cos). Fourteenth U.S. InfantryCaptain David B. McKibbon, Commanding.September 16-19, 1862.On September 16th, the Second Battalion, Fourteenth U.S. Infantry was in line on the east base of the ridge beyond…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4BV_infantry-earthworks_Fort-Lee-VA.html
"Attacking entrenchments has been tried so often and with such fearful losses that even the stupidest private now knows that it cannot succeed, and the natural consequence follows; the men will not try it. The very sight of a bank of earth brings …