Early's Washington Campaign
Historical highway marker T-22 · Loudoun County
Jubal A. Early passed over this road on his return to the Shenandoah Valley, July 16, 1864. After leaving Lee before Richmond, June 13, Early traveled 450 miles, defeating Hunter at Lynchburg and Wallace on the Monocacy River, and threatening the city of Washington. On the approach of large Union forces he withdrew this way.
Erected by the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, 1982