The Rising Hill Camp is an historic Confederate Army encampment, now located on the grounds of the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Prince William County, Virginia. The 1.7-acre (0.69 ha) site is believed to have been used by the 47th Virginia and 22nd North Carolina Regiments in connection with the operation of a battery at the top of a rise that was labeled "Rising Hill" on Union maps. The site consists rows of hut pits, at least 86 in number, arrayed down the western slope of a ridge. Although test pits have been dug by archaeologists, the site has not been investigated in detail.[2]
Rising Hill Camp | |
| Nearest city | Marine Corps Base Quantico, Prince William County, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built | 1861 |
| MPS | Campaigns for the Control of Navigation on the Lower Potomac River, 1861-1862, Virginia, Maryland, and DC, MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 08001057[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 12, 2008 |
The camp site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
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References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Rising Hill Camp" (PDF). US Department of Defense. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
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