Directions from Buffalo, New York to Chesapeake, Virginia
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Civil War Cavalry Skirmish
Landmarks – Suffolk, Virginia
Inscription. Federal forces occupied Suffolk on 12 May 1862 and built earthworks around the town; Brig. Gen. John J. Peck took command in October. Cavalry vedettes, or mounted pickets, were posted some distance outside the fortifications ... More on HMDB
The Magnolia Tree Inn
Landmarks – Hampton, Virginia
Inscription. On this site prior to 1884 James Sands Darling built his Victorian home which survived the destructive fire of that year. The home was occupied by his daughter, Grace Darling Cumming, and her family until 1923. It later ... More on HMDB
Chrysler Museum of Art
Art Museums – Virginia Beach, Virginia
Featuring European and American art, the Chrysler Museum of Art has a Tiffany-glass collection, a gallery of impressionist paintings, and 15 different visiting exhibits. The collections span all different eras, ... More on Weather.com
Front Royal - Belle Boyd Cottage
Things To Do – Front Royal, Virginia
Inscription. Near here Stonewall Jackson was met by the spy, Belle Boyd, and informed of the position of the Union troops at Front Royal, May 23, 1962. Jackson was advancing northward attempting to... More on HMDB
Battle on the Skirmish Line May 24, 1864 2:00pm - 4:00pm
National And State Parks – Doswell, Virginia
Inscription. Grant misinterpreted Lees withdrawal on May 23 and 24 as Confederate weakness and ordered the Army of the Potomac to brush aside any scattered Rebel resistance and advance to Richmond. Major General Ambrose E. Burnside ... More on HMDB
Meadow Farm Museum
Museums – Dumbarton, Virginia
Meadow Farm Museum in Richmond, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to ... More on MuseumsUSA.org
Iron and Industry
Landmarks – Williamsburg, Virginia
Inscription. The raw materials for the smelting of iron were all found here: lime from oyster shells, bog ore from the swamp, charcoal from burned trees. A circular kiln, 10 feet across and lined with baked clay, sat over a pit with ... More on HMDB
123rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Landmarks – Winchester, Virginia
Inscription. In Memory of, 123rd Regt. O. V. I. 6th Corps, 24th Corps, 1862 1899, , Erected 1899 by State of Ohio. , Location. 39° 11.088′ N, 78° 9.377′ W. Marker is in Winchester, Virginia. Marker is on National ... More on HMDB
Domino's Pizza
Restaurants – Chesapeake, Virginia
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