Front Royal – Monuments and Markers – 1862 Valley Campaign
The Belle Boyd and Jackson JD1 Virginia historical marker was placed south of Front Royal by the Virginia Conservation and Development Commission in 1929. The marker is south of Front Royal at Skyline Caverns, between the legs of the tall Skyline Caverns entrance sign. (see map below)
A wayside marker giving more information about the meeting is a short distance away on a side street.
From the marker:
JD1
Belle Boyd and Jackson
—-
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, 2862. Jackson
was advancing northward at-
tempting to get between Banks’
Army and Winchester.
Conservation and Development Commission 1929
Location of the Belle Boyd and Jackson JD1 Virginia historical marker
The marker is south of Front Royal, Virginia, on the east side of the Stonewall Jackson Highway (U.S. 340) at Skyline Caverns, between the legs of the tall Skyline Caverns entrance sign. (38°54’02.0″N 78°12’57.9″W)