Castleman's Ferry Fight

Castleman's Ferry Fight is a Virginia historical marker in Clarke County, dedicated 1968.

Rte. 7, eastbound, 0.1 miles west of Rte. 603

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Three miles north in July 1864, General Jubal Early's Army, returning from his raid on Washington, was attacked by Federal units which forced a passage of the river. On July 18, Colonel Joseph Thoburn led his troops against the Confederates but was driven back across the river. Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States, commanded a Federal brigade in the action.

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1818 · View of Richmond, Metropolis of Virginia (upper right sheet) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1857 · Delaware And Maryland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1859 · Virginia (Herman Boye, 1859) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1865 · Central Virginia showing Lieut Gen'l U.S. Grant's Campaign and Marches. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1889 · Virginia and West Virginia (eastern portion). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

View of Richmond, Metropolis of Virginia (upper right sheet), 1818, covering the location of Castleman's Ferry Fight, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — View of Richmond, Metropolis of Virginia (upper right sheet), 1818, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Castleman's Ferry Fight

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