The sites in this post are relevant to the second Battle of Manassas and did not appear in any of the previous posts in the series.

The Sudley United Methodist Church Cemetery– 38.8396966, -77.5380046- Colonel Daniel Alexander Ledbetter’s grave- died September 1, 1862. Colonel Ledbetter organized a rifle company at the onset of the war nicknamed the Keowee Rifles, which became company A of the 1st SC Rifles (Orr’s Rifles). He started as their Captain and was promoted to Major, Lieutenant Colonel and subsequently Colonel on the day he was mortally wounded. He served at Beaver Dam Creek, Gaines Mill, Frayser’s Farm, Cedar Mountain, Bristoe Station, and 2nd Manassas where he was in Maxcy Gregg’s Brigade on the left flank of the Railroad Cut. During the final Union assault by Kearny on August 29th he was mortally wounded with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Transported back to a field hospital (Bushy Park Farmhouse near Catharpin Creek) he died 3 days later on September 1st and was buried on the farm with the grave marked by a monument and an iron fence. The owner of Bushy Park’s grandson, William Buckley, wrote a poem called “Two Rebels Wearing Gray” to pay tribute to Ledbetter and another Confederate officer (thought to be Captain Norton- Captain Miles M. Norton of Company E the Oconee Riflemen, was listed as killed at Second Manassas in the regimental history- see image below) that died in the farmhouse (link).

In addition an article from the SC Keowee Courier in 1988 reports on Captain Miles M. Norton’s body being returned to SC from an area near the battlefield.

The link also tells the remarkable story of how Ledbetter’s grave was eventually found by his family. In 1988 his remains were reinterred from Bushy Park to the Sudley United Methodist Church Cemetery along with the monument you see below. The Bushy Park farmhouse was moved after the war to the Gainesville-Haymarket Community Library at 14874 Lightner Road in Haymarket. The original grave site is shown below followed by the grave at Sudley Church.

The Lee, Longstreet and Jackson meeting monument– 38.80495, -77.5790833 link

The Dunklin Monument– 38.8050833, -77.57425 link, pictures taken from 38.8055899, -77.5745437 with a regular and zoom lens. The Dunklin monument sits on private property and reads- T.L. Dunklin of Co. E 4th Texas Regt, Born at Abberdeen (spelled wrong should be Aberdeen) Miss, March 25th, 1841, Fell at 2nd Battle Mannassas (spelled wrong) August 30, 1862, Defending his country. The six-tiered monument to Private Timothy L. Dunklin was erected sometime in the 1870s. The monument can be seen from the side of the road without trespassing, if you know where to look through the trees.

Private Dunklin was the son of William Alanson Dunklin and Mary Eliza Rogers Dunklin. He had 3 siblings- A younger brother Dr. William Wathin Dunklin who served in the same company with him during the war, an older brother Francis Marion Dunklin who also served in the Civil War in the 6th TX Cavalry, and a sister Anna Mary Dunklin. The land on which the monument was placed was purchased in July 1873 from William H. Brown by Timothy Dunklin’s older brother Francis to erect a monument over the remains of his brother. The conveyance was for a seven-by-five foot area within which the monument stands. It is thought that Dunklin was most likely wounded near Groveton and carried to a field hospital located near the monument. Although born in Mississippi, Timothy was living in McClennan County about 10 miles from Waco, Texas at the onset of the Civil War. According to the 1860 census, Timothy lived in his father’s home along with his brothers. Both Timothy and William joined the first company organized in McClennan County, Company E of the Fourth Texas. The property surrounding the 35 square foot parcel on which the monument sits has changed hands many times over the years: from Brown to Charles H. Watson in 1874; back to Brown in 1880; to Clarke V. Grove of Brooklyn, New York in 1914; and to Christos Latsios in 1943. When Christos, a native of Greece, died and his will was probated in 1981, he willed the land to his four children in equal shares, now in a trust. In 1995 VDOT purchased almost 31 acres from the Latsios family. VDOT conducted a survey in 2009. During the archaeological evaluation, one gravesite was encountered. The gravesite is identified by the previously recorded Civil War burial monument for Timothy Dunklin. Despite extensive excavations, no additional gravesites were encountered. Based on the absence of additional burials, no further archaeological investigations were recommended.

Survey- link

Cavalry action on August 30th on the grounds of Portici– 38.8073167, -77.5062333 link

The grounds and tasting room of the Bull Run Winery– 15,950 Lee Highway. There is a Civil War Trails tablet on the grounds and in the tasting room there are exhibits that include multiple artifacts from both battles found on the grounds.

Pictures inside the tasting room are below.

This marks the end of the from Cedar Mountain to Second Manassas series. Next a four-part post on the Burning of Chambersburg.