Chancellorsville Campaign: Jackson’s Soldiers historical marker

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The marker is south of Catharine Furnace on the Jackson’s Flank March Trail.

The Chancellorsville Campaign: Jackson's Soldiers historical marker is on the Jackson Flank March Trail on the Chancellorsville Battlefileld

Text from the marker:

Chancellorsville Campaign

Jackson’s marching soldiers filled this narrow road from shoulder to shoulder making it slow and tedious for any mounted officer tto pass along the column. One of Stonewall’s aides, Captain James Power Smith, attempted to catch up to the General at the head of the troops. Smith was greeted with good-natured jeers and taunts as his horse struggled in the dense thickets on the roadside. “Better hurry up or you’ll catch it for getting behind.” “Have a good breakfast this morning sonny?” “Tell Old Jack we’re all a-comin’. Don’t let him start the fuss till we get thar.”

United States Department of the Interior   National Park Service

Location of the marker

The marker is on the north side of Jackson Trail East about 1.6 miles south of Catharine Furnace.

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