United Confederate Veterans Civil War Military Operations Marker #13 (Replacement)

Introduction

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This is a replacement marker #13 in a series of obelisks erected in 1910 by the Jefferson County Camp, United Confederate Veterans to mark locations of engagements and other significant Civil War events in Jefferson County. This obelisk commemorates an engagement on October 17, 1863 between Confederate cavalry under Col. Harry Gilmor and Union cavalry under Captain George D. Summers. The actual engagement occurred at White House Farm and the original monument #13 still stands there. It is unknown why the original was left at the battle site, while a replacement was placed in town.

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Backstory and Context

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This series of monuments and accompanying tour pamphlet were part of an initiative from the Jefferson County Camp, United Confederate Veterans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil War. In 1910 Col. R. Preston Chew and the Jefferson County UCV raised the funds to place 25 concrete obelisks in Jefferson County to mark locations of engagement or other significant events. The following year the Camp published a pamphlet to accompany the obelisks and give more information about each location. This was Military Operations in Jefferson County, Virginia (Now West Virginia), 1861-1865 published in 1911. The pamphlet has been reprinted several times by the Henry Kyd Douglas Camp, No. 199 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Use the links below to view the full entry for the events commemorated by marker #13 (original location) as well as the full tour of all 25 United Confederate Veterans monuments in this series.

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Military Operations in Jefferson County Virginia (and West Va.) 1861-1865. Published by Authority of Jefferson County Camp U.C.V. Farmers Advocate Print, 1911. Accessed January 20, 2021. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t4vh5gp6c&view=1up&seq=5.