Battle of the Wilderness • Tour the Battlefield • Monuments & Markers • The Armies

The “In the Nick of Time” wayside marker is along the walking trail in the southern part of Tapp Field, 170 yards from the parking area on Orange Plank Road and 600 yards from Stop 6 on the Auto Tour. It is next to the ‘Lee-to-the-Rear‘ wayside marker. (see map below)

Text from the marker

In the Nick of Time

As Union battle lines surged into the forest across the Orange Plank Road on your right, and poised in the trees at the far end of the Tapp Field, grayclad figures loped into view from behind you. The leading Confederate units peeled right into the scrubby woods while others entered this clearing. General Robert E. Lee, mounted near here and in an unusual state of nervous agitation, anxiously inquired as to the identity of the newcomers. “The Texas Brigade,” came the proud reply.

The only Texas troops in the army belonged to the First Corps. Longstreet had arrived! “Hurrah for Texas,” shouted Lee. The brave veterans, including one regiment from Arkansas, responded with a cheer and dressed ranks for a desperate assault.

Map and directions to the marker

The ‘In the Nick of Time’ wayside marker is along the walking trail in the southern part of Tapp Field, 170 yards northeast of the parking area on Orange Plank Road and 600 yards south of Stop 6 on the Auto Tour. (38°17’24.4″N 77°43’34.6″W)