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About noon on 16 Aug. 1864, Union Brig. Gen. Alfred H. Terry, with almost 5,000 men in four brigades, attacked the Confederate line over this ground. In a brief yet vicious struggle, Terry's men broke through 400 yards west of here. During the melee, Brig. Gen. Victor J. B. Girardey, leading a Georgia brigade, was shot down; Brig. Gen. John R. Chambliss, a Virginian, was also killed that day. Later in the afternoon, the tide turned when Maj. Gen. Charles W. Field orchestrated a bloody counterattack that forced the Federals to retreat and entrench north of Fussell's Mill Pond on this ridge.
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| HM Number | HMAJV |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Battlefield Trails - Civil War series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | PA 153 |
| Year Placed | 1998 |
| Placed By | Department of Historic Resources |
| Marker Condition |  0 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 11:21am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 298096 N 4147271 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 37.45028333, -77.28256667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 27.017', W 77° 16.954' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 27' 1.02" N, 77° 16' 57.24" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 804 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 4619-4653 Darbytown Rd, Henrico VA 23231, US |
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