Wagon Train Bogged Down
—Lee's Retreat —
Late in the afternoon of April 6, 1865, the Confederate wagon train that had passed Holt's Corner and then turned south at James S. Lockett's farm toward Rice's Station began crossing the two bridges here, across Little Sailor's Creek and Big Sailor's Creek in this low ground.HM Number | HM27MU |
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Series | This marker is part of the Virginia Civil War Trails series |
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Placed By | Virginia Civil War Trails |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, May 20th, 2018 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 742899 N 4134642 |
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Decimal Degrees | 37.32671667, -78.25856667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 19.603', W 78° 15.514' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 19' 36.18" N, 78° 15' 30.84" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 434, 804 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
Closest Postal Address | At or near Co Rd 619, Rice VA 23966, US |
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