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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1N0L_samuel-preston-moore_Richmond-VA.html
Site of the house in which
Samuel Preston Moore
Surgeon General
Confederate States of America
lived, from 1863 to 1865
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MT8_the-robertson-hospital_Richmond-VA.html
On this site stood
The Robertson Hospital
in charge of
Captain Sally L. Tompkins C.S.A.
from 1862 to 1865.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MIU_wilton_Richmond-VA.html
Wilton, an impressive example of Colonial American architecture and celebrated for its fully paneled interiors, was built c. 1753 for William Randolph Ill and his wife Anne Carter Harrison Randolph, both members of politically active families. Thi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LU6_a-unique-photograph_Richmond-VA.html
On November 28, 1864, photographer T.C. Roche stood atop the Great Traverse, behind you, and took this remarkable photograph. He produced a rare unposed view of Union and Confederate fighting men in the field, seen together while at war.
A Conf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LU5_confederate-counterattack_Richmond-VA.html
General Robert E. Lee deplored the loss of Fort Harrison and made immediate efforts to recapture it. Lee himself accompanied a large body of reinforcements from Petersburg on September 29. The next afternoon he threw five veteran brigades, numberi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LMV_st-philips-way_Richmond-VA.html
St. Philip's Way
St. Philip's Way is a historical path through Academy Square that connects the 19th-century Egyptian Building with the 21st-century James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center. Along the way, you will learn more a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LK0_first-park-headquarters_Richmond-VA.html
This 1930s photograph shows the headquarters for the Richmond Battlefields Park Corporation. That private organization, composed of Richmond citizens, made the first effort to preserve Civil War battlefields around the city. In 1927 they purchased…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LJZ_powder-magazine_Richmond-VA.html
A photographer captured Fort Brady's powder magazine in its prime, with men of the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery (note the crossed cannon on one soldier's cap) proudly standing at its entrance. Most Civil War forts stored ammunition and volatile…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LJY_the-killing-fields_Richmond-VA.html
Approaching from the James River, Union soldiers of Stannard's division suffered their greatest loss in crossing the open ground behind you. Confederate cannon along this wall delivered mighty blasts that knocked horrible holes in the attacking fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K6U_the-old-state-capitol_Richmond-VA.html
In 1780, Virginia's capital was moved from Williamsburg to Richmond to increase its accessibility and avert British attack by sea. On this corner, in commercial buildings confiscated from Loyalists, the General Assembly met until 1788. Here Thomas…