White Oak Church

White Oak Church
White Oak Church around 1861
Location 8 Caisson Rd., Falmouth, Virginia
Coordinates 38°18′1″N 77°22′33″W / 38.30028°N 77.37583°W / 38.30028; -77.37583Coordinates: 38°18′1″N 77°22′33″W / 38.30028°N 77.37583°W / 38.30028; -77.37583
Area 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
NRHP Reference # 90002112[1]
VLR # 089-0076
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 3, 1991
Designated VLR August 21, 1990[2]

White Oak Church, also known as White Oak Baptist Church and White Oak Primitive Baptist Church, is a historic Primitive Baptist church located at Falmouth in Stafford County, Virginia. It was built sometime between 1789 and 1835, and is a rectangular frame structure sheathed in weatherboard. Also on the property are a contributing woodshed, men's and women's outhouses, and two cemeteries.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Eirik Harteis and John S. Salmon (July 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: White Oak Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ↑ http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=4254
  5. ↑ http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2006/052006/05022006/186350


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