Clover Hill (Culpeper, Virginia)

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General Custer and staff at Clover Hill, 1864

Clover Hill is a decaying 18th-century plantation house near Culpeper in Culpeper County, Virginia. [1] Clover Hill is best known for serving as the headquarters for Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer during the American Civil War. [1] [2] Clover Hill was home to James Barbour, a prominent American lawyer, planter, delegate from Virginia to the 1860 Democratic National Convention, delegate to the 1861 Virginia secession convention, and a major in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. [3] >

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History

The house at Clover Hill was constructed in 1775. [1]

During the American Civil War, Clover Hill was used by Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer as his headquarters. [1] [2] Custer and his new bride Elizabeth "Libbie" Bacon honeymooned at Clover Hill during the Winter of 1864. [1] [2] Custer named his encampment "Camp Libbie" in his bride's honor. [2]

Architecture

Clover Hill exhibits a steeply pitched, gabled roof with false dormers and arched windows. [1] Clover Hill is clad in a tongue and groove siding. [1] The home's architect is unknown. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Zann Miner (December 7, 2008). "Taking a home tour down old Route 3". Culpeper Star-Exponent. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Town of Culpeper/Tourism Department. "A Driving Tour of Civil War Culpeper" (PDF). Town of Culpeper/Tourism Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
  3. ↑ The Political Graveyard (March 24, 2009). "Barbour family of Virginia". The Political Graveyard. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2009-04-05.

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