Falmouth, VA

Headnote
Falmouth lies on the left bank of the Rappahannock, at the foot of the falls, about one mile above the town of Fredericksburg. A substantial bridge connects it with the Spottsylvania shore. It was incorporated and laid out in 1727, the same year with Fredericksburg, and was at one time the rival of that town. It contains 1 free church, 6 or 7 mercantile stores, 2 extensive flouring mills, and 1 large cotton factory, and a population of about 500. (Historical Collections, 1852)
Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Stafford County, VA

Falmouth, Virginia (Howe)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Falmouth lies on the left bank of the Rappahannock, at the foot of the falls, about one mile above the town of Fredericksburg. A substantial bridge connects it with the Spottsylvania shore. It was incorporated and laid out in 1727, the same year with Fredericksburg, and was at one time the rival of that town. It contains 1 free church, 6 or 7 mercantile stores, 2 extensive flouring mills, and 1 large cotton factory, and a population of about 500.
Henry Howe, Historical Collections of Virginia… (Charleston, SC: William R. Babcock, 1852), 484.
Date Type
Court martial convicts General Joseph Revere, grandson of the patriot, for his retreat at Chancellorsville Lawmaking/Litigating
In Virginia, defiant Fredericksburg officials surrender their town to Union General Irvin McDowell Battles/Soldiers
Union forces advance on Stafford County, Virginia Battles/Soldiers
Birthplace of
Date Title
Joseph Hooker to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, April 17, 1863
Abraham Lincoln, Telegram to Joseph Hooker, June 10, 1863
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