Built 1856 (1856) VLR # 016-0018 Opened 1856 Added to NRHP 27 January 1999 | NRHP Reference # 99000069 Designated VLR December 10, 1998 Area 113 ha | |
 | ||
Location VA 766, S side of Rappahannock R., Rappahannock Academy, Virginia Architectural style Mid 19th Century Revival | ||
Moss Neck Manor is a historic, antebellum plantation house located at Rappahannock Academy, Caroline County, Virginia. It was completed in 1856, and consists of a two-story central section, long hyphens, and pedimented terminal wings. It is in the Greek Revival style. It features colonnaded verandahs with Doric order columns, a two-level portico, and octagonal cupola. The house measures 225 feet long.
Contents
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
Moss Neck Manor in the Civil War
Moss Neck Manor, situated about 10 miles from the site of the Battle of Fredericksburg, was then owned by the Corbin Family. The Corbins invited General Stonewall Jackson to stay at Moss Neck Manor during the winter of 1862-63. He declined to stay in the main house, but accepted the use of an office outbuilding. Moss Neck Plantation became the winter quarters of the Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Jackson entertained Confederate generals Robert E. Lee, Jeb Stuart, and William N. Pendleton in the office on Christmas Day, 1862. The event was depicted, somewhat inaccurately, in the film, Gods and Generals.
Mrs. Thomas Jackson (Anna) with infant daughter, Julia Jackson, arrived by train at Guiney's Station on April 20, 1862 for a visit with General Jackson. They resided at nearby Belvoir. Julia Jackson was baptized by the Reverend Tucker Lacy three days later. The visit ended suddenly nine days later when a report came that Union forces had crossed the Rappahannock River near Chancellorsville, Virginia.
Moss Neck Manor today
The 290 acre property is privately owned. The house has been renovated and updated and is occasionally open for tour.