Amissville, Virginia

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Amissville is an unincorporated community in Rappahannock County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located on Route 211 about halfway between Warrenton and Washington. Amissville was first settled by French Huguenots and the English. In about 1763, Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron granted tracts of land to Joseph Bayse and Joseph Amiss. Joseph Amiss distributed his land among his four sons, William, Gabriel, Philip, and Thomas. The Amissville post office was established on October 2, 1810, with Thomas Amiss acting as its first postmaster. The area was still largely inhabited by the Amiss and Bayse families, and both families wanted the town to be named in their own honor. An election was held, and by a one vote margin it became Amissville and not Bayseville.

Famous locales include Bill Payne Auctions, Gray Ghost Vineyards and Santoonie.

[edit] Civil War

Amissville is near the site of a minor action involving George A. Custer's Michigan Brigade of cavalry following the Confederate loss at Gettysburg. Longstreet's corps was retreating from Pennsylvania through the Thornton Gap and down the Richmond Road towards Culpeper. Custer attacked with artillery from the southern slope of Battle Mountain, but his forces were vastly outnumbered and forced to retreat north and east over Battle Mountain to Amissville. As of 2008 there is a house for sale on Rt. 211 that the owners claim Custer slept in.

[edit] External links

• Amissville.com

• Amissville, Virginia is at coordinates 38°40′17″N 77°59′44″W / 38.6715081, -77.9955519 (Amissville, Virginia)Coordinates: 38°40′17″N 77°59′44″W / 38.6715081, -77.9955519 (Amissville, Virginia)

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