Battlefield Landmarks - South and West

July 3, 1863 - Third Day

"...the enemy is advancing. Every eye could see the legions, an overwhelming resistless tide of an ocean of armed men sweeping upon us!"

1st Lt. Frank A. Haskell, U.S.A.

Aide to Brig. Gen. John Gibbon

You are standing ...

The Desperate and the Decadent

Great Railroad Strike of 1877

The Great Strike of 1877 was instigated by a ten percent cut in workmen’s wages on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad—one cut of many since the panic of 1873. The industry at large had experienced significant ...

Soldiers and Sailors Monument

In memory of the Minute Men of 1776 and the soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War and especially of Captain John H. Post who lies buried here and whose destruction of Acquacknonk Bridge saved General Washington’s army from capture ...

Debtors Prison

Built in 1783 in one corner of the jailyard to serve as a residence for the jailer, the building served in this capacity for 41 years. Iron bard, oak batten doors and locks were added in 1842 when it was ...

Accomac Historic District

Has been registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark pursuant to the authority vested in the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Act of 1966.

Marker is at the intersection of Alt. US 13 Front Street and Courthouse Ave., on the left when traveling ...

Accomack County Virginia World War II, Korea & Vietnam

In honor of the men of Accomack County, Virginia who died in the service of our country in World War II, The Korean war and the Vietnam War.

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Alt. US 13 Front ...

3rd Maine Regiment

3rd Maine Regiment

Colonel M.B. Lakeman

in support

July 3rd, 1863

engaged July 2nd

in Peach Orchard

Marker is on Hancock Avenue, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Accomack County Virginia World War I

In honor of the men of Accomack County, Virginia who died in the service of our country in the World War 1917-1918.

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Alt. US 13 Front Street and Courthouse Ave., on the left ...

The Goodall House

The two story frame dwelling 200 yards west, built in 1815 by Seaborn Goodall, is all that is left of old Jacksonboro. In it, in 1821, the itinerant preacher Lorenzo Dow found refuge when he was attacked by the rowdies ...

American Delaying Action

Here on June 23, 1780,

Americans fought a

delaying action against

superior British forces

seeking to flank

General Greene’s main

line at Springfield.

Marker is at the intersection of Vauxhall Road and Millburn Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Vauxhall Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org