13. ENCAMPMENT DRIVE.
Here the road passes through historically interesting, and scenically beautiful, countryside. This is the only access to such areas as:
A. Von Steuben’s Headquarters Site. Major General von Steuben, like Lincoln and Lafayette, commanded a division of American troops.
B. Rochambeau’s Headquarters Site. Rochambeau commanded the French Army under Washington.
C. Washington’s Headquarters Site. This is reached by a spur road from the main tour drive. The ford, restored to use as it was in 1781, is safe for vehicular travel.
D. French Cemetery. This is thought to be the burial site of a number of the French soldiers killed during the siege.
E. French Artillery Park. This was a place for repairing and storing cannon. Existing ground evidences indicate the manner in which carriages were parked.
F. French Army Encampment.
The French Cemetery in the battlefield encampment area. The cross marks the traditional burial site.
G. British Outer Works. Cornwallis constructed several positions between the headwaters of Yorktown and Wormley Creeks as a part of his outer line. One of these has been partly reconstructed and is visible from the tour road. Another is an original position which remains undisturbed. A spur road from the main tour route gives access to it in the area known as “Long Neck.”