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White Oak Church
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White Oak Church around 1861
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| Nearest city: | Stafford, Virginia |
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| Built: | c. 1789 |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 90002112 |
| Added to NRHP: | 1991 |
White Oak Church is a church in Falmouth in Stafford County, Virginia. It was built sometime around 1789. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
During the Civil War in November 1862, White Oak Church became the center, for seven months, of an encampent of the Army of the Potomac. Around 20,000 soldiers of the VI Corps camped in the immediate area. At this time the church served as a military hospital, a United States Christian Commission station, and as a photographic studio.[2]
After the Civil War, some descendants of soldiers in the New Jersey 15th Infantry made reunion trips to the Fredericksburg batlefields and White Oak Church. The reunion group included, J. Frank Lindsley; Henry B. Hoffman; his brother, Dr. Joseph R. Hoffman; Judge John B. Vreeland, a state senator from New Jersey; and Thomas B. Ironside. They aided in the repair of the church.[3]
The White Oak Museum is across the street from the church and a source of further infomation about the church[4]
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