VA-F16 Lee and Pope

Marker text: LEE AND POPE

To the south is Clark's Mountain, behind which Lee's Army was gathered, August 17, 1862. From a signal station on the mountain top Lee looked down on Pope's Army, which he wished to attack. Pope, realizing his danger, retired northward.

Conservation & Development Commission, 1927

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Location: US 15 (southbound) south of the US15/US29 exit, south of Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia

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